Management
Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Seeks Assurances IRS Will Keep Phone Lines Open
Report had said a temporary help line shutdown was one option under consideration to free resources to address a backlog of unprocessed and amended tax returns.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: A New Factor in the Negotiations to Avert a Shutdown
Eric Katz joins the podcast to discuss the latest news about the upcoming government funding deadline.
Defense
Defense Policy Bill Likely Won’t Become Law Until 2022. That’s ‘Not The End of the World’
The Pentagon does not need the must-pass bill to operate, experts say.
Defense
Senators Have More Than 900 Ideas To Fix America’s Security
The proposed amendments to the NDAA include ideas on Afghanistan, China and extremism in the ranks.
Management
Senate Makes Historic National Park Service Director Confirmation
Charles Sams III is the first confirmed leader in four years and the first-ever Indigenous American to lead the agency.
Oversight
Congressional Republicans Attempt to Overturn OSHA Vaccine Rule
“These resolutions each have a large number of cosponsors, suggesting that they are being used for signaling purposes despite very low odds of enactment,” said one observer.
Defense
No Pentagon Wrong-Doing in Jan. 6 Reaction, Inspector General Finds
“DOD officials did not delay or obstruct” Guard troops who arrived at the U.S. Capitol hours after insurrectionists stormed it.
Oversight
GovExec Daily: Is Another CR on the Horizon?
Eric Katz joins the podcast to discuss spending bill negotiations in Congress.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Introduce Another Bill to Repeal Controversial Tax Rule Affecting Federal Retirees
Bipartisan legislation would replace a provision that reduces Social Security benefits for federal, state and local agency employees who spent time in the private sector with a new formula that accounts for their time outside of government, and provide rebates for current retirees.
Oversight
House Probes of Trump Hotel Continue Amid Report of Sale
After years of controversy the Trump Organization is reportedly selling the lease to its D.C. hotel.
Oversight
Steve Bannon Indicted Over Jan. 6 Panel Snub, Pushing Key Question Over Presidential Power to the Courts
Donald Trump asked former aides not to testify before a committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. The Department of Justice has now charged one over that refusal.
Oversight
$1.2T Infrastructure Plan Offers Lucrative Target for Fraud
Research shows there are ways to fight fraud, but the bill contains very little language aimed at doing so.
Management
Almost 150 Groups Call for Better Whistleblower Protections for Contractors, Grantees
The diverse coalition sent a letter to Congress on Wednesday.
Defense
‘Our Job Is Not Done’: How Women Veterans in Congress Continue to Help Afghan Refugees
These policymakers are pressing the Biden administration to protect Afghan refugees, specifically women and children.
Defense
Plan to Draft Women is Uniting Unlikely Political Allies
Anti-war activists and conservative hawks both want women to stay out of the Selective Service System.
Defense
Navy Secretary Seeks 3-5% Annual Budget Increases
“I think more members of Congress understand the real threat that China presents,” Del Toro said.
Oversight
House Republicans Demand More Information on Contractor Vaccine Mandate
Lawmakers also are seeking information on job losses and any impact on supply chains.
Defense
The Defense Policy Bill Is Late Again. This Year, the GOP Is Blaming Democrats
Four of the past 10 NDAAs passed the Senate in November or December.
Oversight
Afghanistan Watchdog Doubles Down on Oversight Efforts
Upcoming reports will serve as “cautionary and instructive guides” for future operations, said the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction.
Oversight
Sen. Ted Cruz Delays Dozens of President Joe Biden’s Ambassador Nominations, Stoking Feud Over National Security
Cruz has single-handedly delayed dozens of key State Department nominees in retaliation for a Biden decision to drop U.S. opposition to a Russian pipeline to Germany.
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