Workforce

GovExec Daily: Feds Have Adapted to Two Years of the COVID-19 Pandemic

To mark the second anniversary of the OMB "maximum telework" memo, the podcast looks back at two years of the ways the coronavirus has affected our lives.

Workforce

Trump Is Threatening the Return and Expansion of Schedule F

The former president, who is reportedly mulling whether to launch a bid to return to the White House, told supporters Saturday that the president should be able to fire any executive branch employee at will.

Workforce

GovExec Daily: What MSPB's Restored Quorum Means for Feds

Federal employment attorney Dan Meyer joins the podcast to discuss the board's functions after two confirmations.

Workforce

GovExec Daily: Federal Employees and the Ukraine Crisis

Courtney Bublé and Eric Katz join the podcast to discuss the ways feds are responding to the situation in Europe.

Management

Chief Human Capital Officers Need to Be Empowered to Really Transform Federal HR, Experts Say

More collaboration between chief human capital officers and agency executives and the Office of Personnel Management is needed to improve the hiring and retention of the federal workforce.

Tech

When Should Feds Use a Burner Phone Abroad?

The Federal Chief Information Officers Council released new guidance on toting government-issued mobile phones and devices on foreign trips – and when to leave official gear at home.

Defense

GovExec Daily: U.S. Embassy Staff in Kyiv Leave During the Ukraine Crisis

Courtney Bublé joins the podcast to discuss the State Department evacuation this week.

Workforce

GOP Will Slash Federal Workforce and Limit Service Time if It Retakes Congress, Senator Says

In his "Rescue America" plan, Sen. Rick Scott proposes that the new majority push for reducing the workforce by 25%, 12-year term limits and new pay caps.

Exclusive Defense

Inside the Air Force Chief’s Mission for Racial Equity

“There's still a lot to do,’ said Gen. C.Q. Brown, ‘...we didn't get here overnight, we're not gonna get out of here overnight.”

Workforce

GovExec Daily: Is the Justice Department Following the Spirit of the Diversity Executive Order?

Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss the diversity officer job ad facing criticism because it lists salary history.

Oversight

GovExec Daily: The Supreme Court Ruling Affects the Public and Private Workforce

Attorney John Ho joins the podcast to discuss the high court's decision about the OSHA rule.

Workforce

GovExec Daily: What Happens Without an MSPB Quorum

Employment attorney John P. Mahoney joins the podcast to discuss the vacancies at the Merit Systems Protection Board.

Management

A New Bill Would Move Immigration Judges to the Judiciary, Protecting Them from Political Interference

Democrats who introduced the measure said it will make immigration proceedings akin to those of the U.S. tax court.

Workforce

A New NAPA Report Backs a Shift in Leadership for Cyber Workforce Development

A new study from the National Academy of Public Administration recommends that the newly established Office of the National Cyber Director develop and implement a coordinated, multi-sector strategy for the cybersecurity workforce, which faces chronic workforce shortages.

Workforce

Diversity and the Cyber Workforce

Data shows that the federal cybersecurity workforce is less diverse than the government overall, but addressing the disparity will take more than hiring more diverse employees, say DEIA experts and federal tech executives.

Workforce

GovExec Daily: A Pause of the Vaccine Mandate for Feds

Eric Katz joins the podcast to discuss the injunction that stops enforcement of the vaccine rules.

Workforce

GovExec Daily: Vaccine Mandates After the Supreme Court OSHA Decision

Federal employment attorney Stephanie Rapp-Tully joins the show to discuss the future of vaccine rules.

Workforce

GovExec Daily: 2022 Public Sector Workforce Trends

Route Fifty's Andre Claudio joins the podcast to discuss research about strategies and steps that governments can take to be employers of choice.

Workforce

OPM Proposes Regulations Repealing Trump-era Firing Policy

President Biden during his first week in office had rescinded the executive order aimed at making it easier to fire federal workers.