Management

Biden Administration Announces a Boost for Rural Health Care in its Midterm Election Push

President Joe Biden’s Cabinet members are fanning out across the county to promote benefits coming to rural America from covid relief and infrastructure legislation.

Updated Management

Biden Tries Again For an ATF Nominee

The administration also announced new actions to crack down on “ghost guns.”

Management

The Senate Confirms a Supreme Court Nominee With Experience on Federal Employee Issues

Ketanji Brown Jackson overturned a trio of Trump executive orders that had made it easier to fire federal employees and limited union bargaining rights. 

Management

Federal Agencies Are Taking Steps to Make Benefits and Services More Transgender Inclusive

The Biden administration announced it will provide more options for gender identity on benefit applications and travel documentation, among other things. 

Defense

Biden’s $773B Request for Pentagon Stays Focused on China

As war rages in Europe, 2023 budget proposal continues the military’s shift from ground combat to high-tech weapons.

Management

The White House Boots Dr. Oz and Former NFL Player Herschel Walker Off an Advisory Council

Both are running for the Senate, which precludes them from serving on presidential boards under a Biden administration policy.

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.

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.

Workforce

White House Order Covers Contractor Pay Equity

The Biden administration issued an executive order on Tuesday calling on the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to create new regulations around the use of past compensation in employment decisions.

Pay & Benefits

The White House and OPM Say They Will ‘Address’ Salary History in Federal Hiring

Although the federal gender pay gap is much smaller than the disparity in the private sector, officials vowed to push to eliminate it altogether.

Management

Lawmakers Are Ramping Up Pressure for the Postal Service to Go Electric

Democrats want an investigation and to cancel the Postal Service's vehicle contract unless it purchases more EVs.

Management

Biden Has Picked a Long-Time Indian Health Service Official to Lead the Agency

Roselyn Tso would be in charge of an agency that serves members of 574 federally recognized tribes in 37 states. 

Updated Management

A New Rule Aims to Boost Biden’s ‘Made in America’ Program

The update to the Buy American Act would build on the administration’s push to get federal agencies using more domestic products and services.

Defense

It’s ‘Effectively Impossible’ To Kick Russia Out Of The UN, But There Are Other Options

Diplomats could remove Russia from the human rights council or refuse to recognize a Russian-backed government in Ukraine, experts say.

Workforce

GSA Announces 2022 Presidential Innovation Fellows Class

The program, started in the Obama administration, is meant to bring tech-savvy change agents into government.

Management

Biden Uses the State of the Union to Call Feds Back to Their Offices and for Increased Government Oversight

The president lays out new tasks for agencies in his address, along with ideas for where that work should take place.