Management
Coronavirus Roundup: The Secret Service Returned $286 Million in Fraudulently Obtained Pandemic Funds
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s a list of this week’s news updates and stories you may have missed.
Tech
How the VA’s Adoption of Login.gov is Going
The agency is standing up in-person identity proofing to help veterans who struggle to go through the identity proofing process online because of a lack of connectivity or existing digital credentials.
Oversight
Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Lawsuit Spotlights How Difficult Search Warrants Are to Challenge – by a Criminal Suspect or An Ex-President – until Charges Are Brought
Trump’s lawsuit against the FBI has been criticized as baseless. But it spotlights a loophole in federal law that doesn’t protect people’s rights when they are subjected to a search warrant.
Management
‘Contract Bundling’ is an Issue That’s Still Top of Mind for the Small Business Administration
This issue impacts women-owned small businesses disproportionately, said an SBA official.
Workforce
Lawmaker Pushes for Legislative Branch Employees to Have the Same Rights as Other Feds
Congress should hold itself to the same employer standards as the rest of government, House member says.
Pay & Benefits
More than 110 Lawmakers Are Urging the Education Dept. to Extend Public Service Loan Forgiveness Waivers
Although the Biden administration has already begun work to make many recent changes that make the program easier to use permanent, those reforms won’t be implemented until next summer.
Defense
‘We Need to Own the Heat The Way We Now Own Night,’ Pentagon Climate Expert Says
Tactical cooling vests and other adaptations will be needed as dangerous temperatures arrive on training ranges and in combat zones.
Workforce
Women — Particularly Women of Color — Stand to Benefit Most from Biden’s Student Loan Relief Plan
Women hold two-thirds of student loan debt, and women of color have higher loan balances than their White counterparts.
Management
Just 1 Hour of Lost Sleep Saps Our Generosity
New research links lack of sleep to reduced generosity, suggesting a link between lost rest and broad social problems.
Management
How Agencies with Frontline Feds are Responding to the Monkeypox Outbreak
As of Monday, there were almost 16,000 cases reported in the U.S.
Defense
Here's What Can Happen When the Average Clearance Holder Mishandles Classified Information
It very, very rarely results in security clearance denial and revocation.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Looking Back at the Malheur Anti-Government Occupation
Tom Shoop joins the podcast to discuss the latest in his "That Time" series.
Management
The National Archives Recovered More Than 100 Classified Documents from Trump in January
The more than 700 pages of classified material included documents relating to special access programs – some of the nation's most closely held secrets.
Management
Biden Names the Next Secret Service Director ‘At a Critical Moment’
Kim Cheatle previously worked at the agency for 27 years and was on Biden’s detail when he was vice president.
Pay & Benefits
The Contractor Responsible for the TSP’s Troubled Recordkeeping Transition Pledges to Improve
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Workforce
At Least One Major Agency Is Still Testing Unvaxxed Feds, Defying White House Policy
The Defense Department says it is still trying to figure out how to implement the new policy within its unique workforce.
Oversight
The Race to Be the Next House Democrat Overseeing Feds Has Begun
The outgoing oversight panel leader who lost her primary had an extensive legacy with federal management issues, but at least one new contender also has established credentials.
Defense
Fail the Body-Fat Test, Marine? Ask for a High-Tech Recount
The Marine commandant says this and other new body-composition policies will help “maintain a healthy, ready force.”
Workforce
Here’s Where Federal Employee Unions Can Look to Expand Their Ranks
According to new data from the Office of Personnel Management, nearly 300,000 federal employees are eligible to form unions but haven’t.
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