Workforce
Supreme Court Takes Up Case Challenging FLRA's Long-Settled Jurisdiction Over National Guard Civilians
If the court’s conservative majority throws out the long-standing precedent that state national guards must comply with federal sector labor law, more than 20,000 employees could lose their collective bargaining rights.
Oversight
Watchdog Again Pushes GSA to End Contracting Pilot Program
The agency’s inspector general found the Transaction Data Reporting program does not guarantee agencies are getting the lowest contract price alternative.
Management
National Cybersecurity Review Begins for All Levels of Government
Answering the survey—based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s cybersecurity framework—is mandatory for certain grant recipients.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Feds Will Pay More Toward Health Care Premiums This Coming Year
Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss Federal Employees Health Benefits Program premiums.
Pay & Benefits
More than 100 Lawmakers Urge the Biden Administration To Extend Public Service Loan Forgiveness Waivers
Although the Education Department has proposed regulations to make permanent many provisions of a temporary waiver program aimed at making the popular program easier to navigate, those rules won’t take effect until next year.
Oversight
The Pandemic Watchdog is Looking for More Time, Money and Authority
The office is floating a draft bill that would keep it open an additional five years, provide more consistent funding and expand the special IG’s jurisdiction.
Management
Unstable Ground
How thawing permafrost threatens a Biden-supported plan to drill in Alaska's Arctic.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Funds Continue To Fall in September
Nearly all of the funds in the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings plan remained in negative territory last month.
Defense
Judge Finds Sailor Not Guilty in Fire That Destroyed $1.2 Billion Navy Ship
Even though a separate Navy review found that 34 people, including five admirals, contributed to or directly led to the loss of the USS Bonhomme Richard, Ryan Mays is the only person to have faced a court-martial.
Workforce
Can Coworkers Prevent ‘Quiet Quitting’?
"...it is clear that companies can benefit significantly when employees go above and beyond what's required of them."
Management
USPS Is Delivering Ballots Faster in 2022
The Postal Service could improve its tracking, IG says, though the mailing agency has implemented many reforms to improve performance.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Solving the Climate Finance Problem
Columbia professor Bruce Usher joins the podcast to discuss the ways to remove friction from financing green solutions.
Workforce
Managers, Err On The Side Of Too Much Communication
It's better for managers to give employees too much communication than too little, researchers report.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Employees Will Pay 8.7% More Toward Health Care Premiums Next Year
The Office of Personnel Management said increased use of health care services as the COVID-19 pandemic has waned has led to the sharpest uptick in health insurance premiums in more than a decade.
Workforce
Senate Democrats Are Pushing to Prevent Another Schedule F, As Part of the Defense Policy Bill
Two senators hope to attach the text of the Preventing a Patronage System Act to the fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, following the House’s lead.
Management
House Delays Shutdown Threat by 10 Weeks After Approving Stopgap Spending Bill
The measure now heads to Biden's desk, who is expected to sign it before the midnight deadline.
Management
Coronavirus Roundup: White House Says It Hasn’t Given Up on COVID-19 Funding
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s a list of this week’s news updates and stories you may have missed.
Workforce
VA Acquisition Workforce Are Mostly Satisfied, Despite Reported Program Issues
A large majority of acquisition staff at the Department of Veterans Affairs said in a recent Government Accountability Office survey that they are satisfied in their current positions, despite continued issues with the VA’s acquisition programs.
Management
GovExec Daily: How To Be a More Proactive Listener and Leader
Oscar Trimboli joins the show to discuss his book "How to Listen: Discover the Hidden Key to Better Communication."
Management
Biden’s Nominee Makes His Case to Take the Government’s Top Regulatory Job
Richard Revesz gained the support of former OIRA administrators, but still has some progressive detractors.
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