Management

Biden’s FDA Pick to Prioritize Workforce Retention, Trust

Dr. Robert Califf already served in the role under the Obama administration. 

Management

Biden Orders Agencies to Take Steps to Improve Government Customer Service

The people-first approach tackles everything from federal benefits to passport services to disaster recovery. 

Management

Lawsuit Challenges Biden’s Contractor Minimum Wage Regulation

The rule is “an executive power grab to force a social agenda through federal contractors,” said the legal team.

Workforce

Coronavirus Roundup: OMB Guidance on Suspension of Contractor Vaccine Mandate; Booster News 

There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.

Management

What Does the Partial Blocking of the Contractor Vaccine Mandate Mean? 

Overall, this has been a “very, very complicated area,” said one contracting expert. 

Oversight

White House Releases 'Unprecedented’ Guidance to Agencies on Cooperating With Watchdogs

Strengthening communication and establishing liaisons for inspectors general offices are some of the new action items for agency leaders. 

Workforce

Coronavirus Roundup: Manchin Backs Measure to Undo OSHA Vaccine Rule

There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.

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. 

Management

Some Veterans Affairs Beneficiaries Will Receive Notification Letters Late Due to Printing Delays 

VA and Government Publishing Office attribute the slow-down to labor shortages and the supply chain crisis. 

Management

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Contractor Vaccine Mandate in Three States 

“This is not a case about whether vaccines are effective. They are,” wrote the judge. 

Workforce

Coronavirus Roundup: The Federal Response to the Omicron Variant 

There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.

Workforce

Union Files Another Legal Challenge to the COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Feds

This came right before the Biden administration delayed penalties for failure to comply with the requirement.