Workforce
EEOC: Women Still Lag Far Behind Men in the Government’s STEM Workforce
A new report from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission digs into women in the government’s STEM workforce, showing gaps in overall participation, leadership and pay.
Workforce
VA Has Disciplined 74 Employees Related to Its COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
One of the few agencies still enforcing the vaccine requirement has fired very few workers as a result.
Workforce
A Schedule F Ban Is Among Many Workforce Provisions in the Annual Defense Policy Bill the House Just Passed
Lawmakers also added language to grant full civil service protections and a pay raise to TSA employees to the must-pass bill before its approval Thursday.
Workforce
Professional Groups Are Rallying Around the IRS Workforce After Revelations That Trump Foes Were Selected for Rare, Intensive Audits
One says it has faith in the “vast majority” of IRS career civil servants to avoid political interference.
Workforce
GAO Dings the State Department's IT Workforce Efforts
The State Department is currently working on an IT strategic workforce plan to address recruitment and retention issues, according to comments included in a recent oversight report.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: The Pendulum Shifts Toward Workers
Wharton's Stephanie Creary joins the podcast to discuss the management-labor dynamic emerging from the pandemic period.
Workforce
AFGE Will Split from Its ICE Union Over Ideological Divide
A union council representing Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees has been agitating to become independent, although the move presents risks for the group.
Workforce
Solid Collaboration Tools Essential to Remote, Hybrid Work
User-friendly collaboration tools that work as expected are key to remote worker satisfaction, a new survey finds.
Workforce
Federal Employee Morale is Falling, and One Group Thinks the Slow Appointments Process Is to Blame
The Veterans Affairs Department was the only large agency to improve on its 2020 score in the latest annual Best Places to Work in the Federal Government report.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Using Technology to Hire the Best Talent to the Public Sector
Todd Gustafson, President of HP Federal, joins the podcast to discuss the workforce issues that the federal government faces.
Workforce
D.B. Cooper, the Changing Nature of Hijackings and the Foundation for Today’s Airport Security
From 1968 to 1974, U.S. airlines experienced 130 hijackings. But it was Cooper’s hijacking-as-extortion plot that captured the public’s imagination – and inspired a copycat crime wave.
Workforce
The House’s Defense Policy Bill Could Codify Contractor Minimum Wage
The House is set to vote this week on its version of the fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, an annual must-pass bill that often serves as the vehicle for provisions impacting the federal workforce.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: The TSP, Sustainability and the Mutual Fund Window
Bryon McGannon joins the podcast to discuss what the limited mutual fund window could mean for sustainable investing.
Workforce
Staffing Shortages Are Growing Worse at VA After Years of Improvement
The department cited the pandemic and union obligations for its issues.
Workforce
Right-Wing Activist Tees up a Successor to Schedule F
Christopher Rufo, an instigator of culture war battles over critical race theory, wants to "centralize ideological control" of federal agencies within the Office of Management and Budget in the next Republican administration.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: The Postal Service Will Continue to Deliver Abortion Meds by Mail
Eric Katz joins the podcast to discuss how USPS will handle mailers sending mifepristone and misoprostol via its network.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: The Connection Between Mindfulness and Leadership
Andrew Feldman and Marc Margolius join the podcast to discuss mindfulness and management.
Workforce
What You Need to Know About Monkeypox
For now, monkeypox poses a low risk to the U.S. public, but it could become a problem if the spread is left unchecked. Here’s what everyone should know about it.
Workforce
The Case for Creating an Older Workers Bureau
An agency focused on seasoned workers could further President Biden’s stated campaign goal of helping people who want to defer retirement continue contributing to society.
Workforce
Ketanji Brown Jackson, A Defender of Federal Union Rights, is Now A Supreme Court Justice
The first Black woman to serve on the nation’s highest court once sided with federal employee unions in a legal challenge against the Trump administration.
Almost There!
Help us tailor content specifically for you: