Oversight
GovExec Daily: How Congress is Trying – and Not Trying – to Prepare for the Next Pandemic
As funding is absent in the omnibus, Eric Katz joins the podcast to discuss new plans for federal preparedness.
Defense
White House Bureaucracy Is Costing Ukrainian Lives, Senators Say
Lawmakers are urging Biden to send more aid and enforce sanctions as quickly as possible to help Ukraine beat Russia.
Oversight
There's No Final Number Yet for Pandemic Fraud, Oversight Leaders Tell Congress
Total fraud levels in pandemic relief programs are upwards of $100 billion, but getting a clear estimate is made difficult by data gaps and ongoing fraud recovery efforts, officials said at a Senate hearing.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Trump Workforce Policy Is Not Going Away
Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss a new bill that would bring back the former president's approach to federal personnel policy.
Management
Lawmakers Want to Improve Federal Agencies’ Financial Management
New bill would build on a 1990 law.
Oversight
The Fiscal 2022 Spending Bill Has Government Oversight and Transparency Provisions
March 13-19 is National Sunshine Week, which champions open government.
Oversight
Federal Officials Discuss How to Make COVID Oversight More Effective
One advocated for an update to the False Claims Act, which was enacted in 1863.
Workforce
Some House Republicans Want to Reinstall Trump Workforce Policies
A group of 12 lawmakers introduced a bill that would revive the former president’s anti-union executive orders and an order that could politicize the civil service.
Defense
Biden Sends $800M In Weapons To Ukraine After Zelenskyy’s Emotional Appeal
The latest military aid includes anti-aircraft and anti-armor systems, plus guns and drones to help Ukrainians fight Russia.
Management
Shalanda Young, a Working Mom, Is the First Woman of Color to Take Charge of America’s Budget
Young, the new director of the Office of Management and Budget, is one of more than 300 political appointees to be confirmed thus far.
Management
The Senate Confirms Biden’s OMB Director
Shalanda Young has been serving as acting director since March 2021.
Oversight
A Republican Lawmaker Wants Answers on U.S. Park Police Staffing and Facilities Upkeep
Letter to the Interior Department follows an IG management advisory last month.
Management
Bridging the Digital Divide with American Rescue Plan Act Funding
One year after ARPA was signed, states, cities and counties are making meaningful progress to expand broadband access.
Management
A Bipartisan House Bill Would Set Federal Hiring Reform Measures Into Law
The Chance to Compete Act would codify recent administrative reforms aimed at incorporating skills-based assessments and stressing experience over educational attainment in the federal hiring process.
Defense
Concern Rising That Putin Could Use Nuclear Weapons
Russian “escalate to de-escalate” doctrine suggests Putin is thinking the unthinkable.
Management
Lawmakers Face a Tight Deadline to Pass Funding Bills
Although appropriators still had not released the text of a $1.5 trillion omnibus spending package Tuesday afternoon, they insisted they would not resort to passing another stopgap measure to keep the government open.
Oversight
House Panel Advances DHS Acquisition Bills
Two bills seeking to improve oversight of the Department of Homeland Security’s acquisition programs were passed out of committee in a markup on Wednesday, along with a number of other measures.
Defense
Russia’s Invasion Will Boost 2023 Defense Budget, Top Democrat Says
Rep. Adam Smith: Putin’s war “fundamentally altered what our national security posture” needs to be.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Some Lawmakers Want Feds Back in Offices
Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss some proposed bills that would bring pre-pandemic telework policies back.
Management
The Senate Passes a Measure Aimed at Undoing the Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers
The Supreme Court allowed it to stand last month, but lawmakers say the measure punishes the health care workforce.
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