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No Restrictions for Fully Vaccinated Feds on Official Travel
The Safer Federal Workforce Task Force released new guidance for employees.
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What I Learned Helping Lead Oversight of $5 Trillion in Pandemic Relief
Large scale identity theft-based fraud in unemployment assistance stunned many, even those who fight fraud for a living.
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Biden’s Goal to Permanently Boost Support for Families Echoes a Failed Nixon Proposal from 50 Years Ago – Will It Take off This Time?
Starting in July 2021, most US families will get monthly payments from the IRS of either $250 or $300 per child under 18.
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Biden Is Moving ‘Full Speed’ on Management Priorities Despite Key Vacancies
While several top management positions still await confirmed nominees, it hasn’t slowed the administration’s agenda, a senior White House official says.
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FBI Director Makes the Case for Increased Staffing
He touts the bureau’s low attrition rate and high number of applicants.
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Transforming HR for the ‘New Normal’
Kiran Ahuja, the newly confirmed director of the Office of Personnel Management, faces a monumental task.
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Global Media Agency Seeks Feedback on Next Strategic Plan
The upcoming plan will span fiscal years 2022 to 2026.
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Senate Confirms Ahuja as OPM Director in Close Vote
With Vice President Kamala Harris breaking a tie, lawmakers installed the first permanent director for the federal government’s HR agency in more than a year.
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GovExec Daily: The Pandemic and the ‘Summer of Freedom’
Courtney Bublé joins the podcast to discuss the upcoming D.C. July 4 celebration and other COVID-19 stories.
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Union: SBA Is Preventing Temporary Workers from Organizing
Although the Small Business Administration advertised temporary two-year positions processing Paycheck Protection Program loans as belonging to a bargaining unit, the agency stripped the jobs of that status after AFGE inquired about job conditions.
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The Battle for the Public Service Is Just Beginning
We are in the midst of a critical debate over the future of the federal workforce.
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Social Security Honors Arbitration Decision, Will Restart Negotiations with Judges Union
Last month, an independent arbitrator took the rare step of requiring the agency and the Association of Administrative Law Judges to completely redo negotiations after finding widespread bad faith bargaining by the agency.
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GovExec Daily: Is the Administration Sidelining Senior Execs at CFPB?
Eric Katz joins the show to discuss his story about the shakeup at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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Ethics Experts Say Administration’s Hiring of Top Biden Advisor’s Kids Raises Questions
A White House official said the Ricchettis have relevant qualifications for their jobs and their levels of experience are similar to those of their predecessors.
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Agencies to Boost Hiring, Tighten Internal Screening to Root Out Domestic Terrorism
Biden administration launches new strategy to tackle domestic extremism, including by looking in house.
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GAO Says Biden’s Freeze on Border Wall Construction Didn’t Violate Budget Law
The watchdog said the “programmatic delays” were not comparable to an earlier GAO finding that the Trump administration violated the Impoundment Control Act in withholding funds for Ukraine.
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White House Outlines ‘Made in America’ Executive Order Implementation
Agencies must designate a senior official to spearhead efforts to support domestic manufacturing.
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Biden Employs Aggressive Strategy to Sideline Top Career Officials at Consumer Protection Bureau
Current and former employees say the administration is flouting civil service protections—and its own promises.
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Analysis: Trump’s DOJ Was More Dangerous Than We Knew
Revelations since Biden’s inauguration are adding detail to a portrait of ethical decay at the department.
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White House Releases a Regulatory Agenda to Advance Its Priorities
Addressing the climate crisis, promoting racial equity and helping small businesses are high on the administration’s list.
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