Tech
House panel probes China-linked email hacks
The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating how the State and Commerce departments responded to a cyberattack that successfully gained access to unclassified government email accounts of top-level officials.
Oversight
Fixing accountability first: Another look at the Restore VA Accountability Act
COMMENTARY | If we really want to rid the VA (and the rest of the federal civil service) of poor performers, we need to find a middle ground between making every employee “at will” and defaulting to today’s status quo.
Oversight
House GOP demands info on Biden’s implementation of vaccine mandate for feds
A subcommittee is probing several agencies to look for "wrongdoing by government officials" during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Workforce
Cannabis users could become feds under bipartisan House bill
The legislation also would allow federal job applicants who were previously denied positions or security clearances over marijuana usage dating back to 2008 to have those decisions reviewed under the newly proposed policy.
Pay & Benefits
Bill aims to reinstate tax deduction for fed union dues, and more
Pay and benefits updates you may have missed.
Defense
Tuberville’s protest is putting stress on units, Pentagon says
The number of unfilled positions has risen to about 300.
Pay & Benefits
Some of the biggest regrets of retiring federal employees
COMMENTARY | As they face the realities of life, retirement, and getting older, some federal employees have shared a few regrets with financial planner Dallen Haws.
Management
USPS faces bipartisan pushback as it ramps up consolidation efforts
While lawmakers and employees ask the postmaster general to rethink his network changes, the Postal Service is accelerating the reforms.
Workforce
House Republicans question the SEC’s hiring and pay practices
The chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee wants to know more about the agency’s use of a program designed to bring on skilled hires for short-term rotations.
Oversight
White House takes a crack at much-needed permitting reform
A new rule is the latest push by the Biden administration to address regulatory obstacles to developing clean energy.
Pay & Benefits
Most TSP funds continued their upward trend in July
Only one of the portfolios in the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program ended last month in the red.
Management
Responsible AI use in support of federal agency missions
COMMENTARY︱The potential benefits of artificial intelligence for federal agencies are not a new conversation, but how to implement the technology so officials can achieve the gains they are looking for is worth taking time with.
Defense
Biden to reverse Trump decision to move Space Command to Alabama
The decision to keep the command at its current home in Colorado will surely enrage Alabama politicians.
Pay & Benefits
A basic flaw in the federal pay system
COMMENTARY | The system wasn’t designed to be competitive with the private sector, and that’s a problem in today’s job market.
Oversight
Is Congress on a witch hunt? 5 ways to judge whether oversight hearings are legitimate or politicized
Both Democrats and Republicans have consistently maintained that holding institutions accountable via rigorous oversight is among the most important functions of the legislature, but investigative work can be influenced by partisan considerations.
Workforce
Biden administration to spend $100M-plus to restore jobs or offer payments to employees improperly fired
The settlement agreement resolves an issue that arose during the Trump administration.
Defense
Military nominees still stalled by Tuberville hold, with Senate gone until September
Vacancies raise concerns about military readiness.
Workforce
What the United States can learn from Australia’s recent catastrophic failure to listen to career government experts
COMMENTARY | A hastily launched 2016 program to reduce overpayment of government benefits was plagued by “unfairness, probable illegality and cruelty,” an Australian commission later found.
Management
Trump faces additional charges – 4 essential reads to understand the case against him for hoarding classified documents
A selection of articles from experts with background to put the newly filed charges in context.
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