Digital Government
Cultural Resistance Top Challenge Slowing IT Modernization, Survey Finds
Air Force Chief Information Officer Lauren Knausenberger said she’s changing minds by demonstrating utility to the warfighter.
Ideas
3 Ways Companies Could Offer More Father-Friendly Policies that Will Help Women
One of the biggest problems in contemporary policies aimed at gender equality in the workplace is that they leave out men.
Cybersecurity
Marine Corps Looks for Insider Threat Monitoring Capability
And another Marine Corps application addressing a specific kind of insider threat—suicidal ideation—will be established as a system of records.
Ideas
To Close the Gender Gap, Fight Pay Secrecy
Between 2017-18, nearly half of full-time workers reported they were either discouraged or formally prohibited from discussing wages and salaries.
Digital Government
Consumer Product Safety Commission Employees Want to Telework at Least Twice Per Week Post-Pandemic
Commission staff and leadership report higher productivity during mass telework and more benefits than drawbacks.
Ideas
Dress Codes Can Suit Changing Ideals
Sartorial style can be wielded to challenge hierarchies and offer new political ideals in their stead.
Digital Government
How Commerce Department Data Efforts Moved from ‘First Gear to Third Gear’
Thomas Beach, the Commerce Department’s interim CDO, talked with Nextgov about how his agency’s data work has evolved from focusing on governance to deliverables.
Digital Government
Some Agencies Tell Employees They Should Be Prioritized for COVID-19 Vaccine, But Offer Little Other Help
Federal agencies and states appear to disagree on who is responsible for vaccinating frontline federal workers.
Emerging Tech
Treasury Bureau to Outfit Onsite Employees with Contact-Tracing Wearables
The goal is to proactively prevent COVID-19 outbreaks within its facilities.
Digital Government
Civilian and Military Personnel Will Be Deploying to First Federally Run Vaccine Sites in Coming Days
Biden administration launches pilot program for "mega-sites" staffed primarily by federal workers to assist state and local governments.
Digital Government
Employees, Lawmakers Frustrated by Homeland Security’s Slow COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts
A nearly month-old effort has only led to 900 employee vaccinations.
Digital Government
Survey: Majority of Senior Executives Feel Burned Out
Overall, more than one in three feds attribute burnout to COVID-19 circumstances.
Digital Government
Former Homeland Security Watchdog Officials Fostered ‘Divisiveness, Disorder and Dissension,’ Report Finds
The three senior employees are no longer working for the IG office.
Digital Government
CIO Roundup: Here Are the Government’s Top Tech Chiefs So Far
Most agency chief information officers are career officials so it's steady ahead but vacancies left by appointees need to be filled.
Policy
Biden Asks OSHA to Consider COVID-19 Workplace Safety Rules
A national order from OSHA would bring all states under the same rules, since even states with independent agencies must meet or exceed the federal standard.
Digital Government
White House Directs Agencies to Revise Their Pandemic Plans
The “paramount concern is the health and safety of all federal employees, on-site contractors, and individuals interacting with the federal workforce,” OMB said.
Digital Government
Biden Aims for Federal Contractors to Pay a $15 Minimum Wage
He directed his administration to work on an executive order within his first 100 days.
Digital Government
Dashboard Offers Data on Agency Hiring Processes and Lack of Objective Assessments
Federal hiring managers are asking applicants whether they’re qualified for open positions but aren’t getting hard data to back that up.
Digital Government
Lawmakers Propose 3.2% Raise for Feds in 2022
Democrats in both chambers of Congress have reintroduced legislation to boost basic pay by 2.2% across the board next year, along with an average 1% increase in locality pay.
Digital Government