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| NEWS: July 7, 2016 Public Workforce | The Nation White House Threatens Veto of House-Passed Bill Targeting Feds Saying parts of it would "weaken the rights of federal employees," the White House threatened to veto a merged package of legislation passed by the House early this morning that would give agency leaders the authority to more quickly fire or demote federal senior executives, crack down on employees who watch pornography, and require tracking of "official time" used by union leaders. >> Government Executive, Federal News Radio Bill Bans Bonuses for VA Senior Execs for 5 Years A new accountability bill would make it easier to fire and demote all Department of Veterans Affairs employees and would prevent senior VA executives from receiving any bonuses for the next five years. >> Government Executive Seattle Eyes Expanding Workers' Parental, Family Leave A plan proposed by Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and the majority of the City Council would extend city employees' paid parental leave to eight weeks and provide them with four weeks of paid family leave. >> Seattle Times
Professors Sue to Block Concealed Guns from Classes Aiming to bar concealed handguns from classrooms, three professors at the University of Texas at Austin sued the university and the state in federal court, claiming Texas' new campus carry law is forcing the school to impose "dangerously-experimental gun policies" that violate the Constitution's First and Second Amendments. >> Texas Tribune, Austin American-Statesman U. of Louisville Faculty Slams Governor over Trustee Moves A statement approved by the University of Louisville Faculty Senate says Gov. Matt Bevin's recent orders abolishing the Board of Trustees and appointing his own "compromise" the board's independence and threaten "democratically-shared governance at the university." >> Louisville Courier-Journal California Campuses Boost In-State Admissions Offers The University of California's flagship campuses have significantly boosted admissions offers to state residents, including the most African Americans and Latinos since California voters banned affirmative action two decades ago, UC officials announced. >> Los Angeles Times Texas University President's Death Ruled Suicide The death of longtime Texas A&M University-Commerce President Dan Jones, who was found hanging in the garage of his home on April 29, has been ruled a suicide, according to police reports. >> Dallas Morning News
AG Ends Clinton Email Probe as House Mulls Its Response A day after FBI Director James B. Comey said that "no reasonable prosecutor" would bring a case against Hillary Clinton or her staffers over her use of a private email server while she was secretary of state, Attorney General Loretta Lynch confirmed that the investigation into the matter will be closed without criminal charges. House Speaker Paul Ryan said lawmakers are examining whether there is any action they can take against Clinton, adding that it appeared she had received preferential treatment from the FBI. >> Washington Post, Reuters Email Case Casts Shadow over Top Clinton Aides Questions raised by the FBI about the State Department's handling of Hillary Clinton's emails have cast a cloud of doubt over the political futures of a number of her top advisers, including some expected to hold high-level jobs in her administration if she is elected president. >> New York Times Campaign-Finance Board Clears New York Mayor The New York City Campaign Finance Board denounced the behavior of a nonprofit closely linked to Mayor Bill de Blasio that has used unlimited donations to advance his political agenda but cleared the nonprofit and the mayor of any campaign-finance violations. >> New York Times
SEAL Trainee's Death Ruled a Homicide A San Diego County medical examiner report has concluded that Navy SEAL trainee Seaman James Lovelace died in May at the hands of instructors who violated training rules, including dunking his head underwater. The report concludes that the cause of the 21-year-old's death was homicide by drowning. >> Navy Times Navy Official in Gun Video Under Investigation Karnig Ohannessian, deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for environment, is under investigation after being seen in a video pointing a gun at some young men outside his home last month. >> CBS News Communications | The Nation FCC: Government Exempt from Robo-Call Rules Government employees and any contractors working on their behalf are now officially exempt from regulations designed to protect consumers from robo-calls. The new clarification on who is and isn't allowed to place auto-dialed phone calls and text messages comes from the Federal Communications Commission. >> Washington Post >> Follow GovManagement on Twitter >> Share this edition:
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The Military | David Ignatius Greening the Fleet The week of July Fourth is a good moment to salute an unlikely champion of saving energy and switching to alternative fuels: the U.S. Navy. Once a supreme fuel-guzzler whose energy needs sometimes dictated foreign policy, the Navy has become a model for how the country can curb its appetite for fossil fuels. The service's energy diet began seven yearsunder then-Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, who worried about military vulnerability to foreign energy sources. Occasionally, environmental and defense policy converge. >> Washington Post | More commentaries QUOTABLE “Food was terrible. But the beds, surprisingly comfy.” An inmate at North Carolina's Central Prison in Raleigh, one of many who have taken to Google and Yelp to post customer reviews of nearly every correctional facility in the state, among them one prisoner who wrote of the Hyde Correctional Institute: "Great bologna sandwiches!" >> Raleigh News & Observer | More quotes DATAPOINT 30% Increase in fiscal 2015 in the number of "show cause" or investigative letters sent by federal agencies to government contractors, despite a small decrease in contractor suspensions and debarments -- what many procurement attorneys call "capital punishment for contractors" -- from the previous fiscal year >> Federal News Radio | More data UPCOMING EVENTS Heritage Foundation Discussion with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton: "Obama's Edict on School Showers, Lockers and Bathrooms: Challenges and Legal Responses" Today, noon-1 p.m., Washington, D.C. Heritage Foundation and TechFreedom Remarks by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and discussion: "What Are the Concerns about Ending the U.S. Contractual Relationship with ICANN?" Today, 3-4:30 p.m., Washington, D.C. Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education Program on Infrastructure in a Market Economy: Public-Private Partnerships in a Changing World July 10-22, Cambridge, Mass. American Water Resources Association Summer Conference July 11-13, Sacramento, Calif. State Legislative Leaders Foundation Emerging Leaders Program July 11-14, Charlottesville, Va. Brookings Institution Book event: "The End of White Christian America" July 11, 10-11:30 a.m. ET, Washington, D.C. Center for American Progress, Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality and National Employment Law Project Discussion: "Strengthening Unemployment Protections in America" July 11, 10-11:30 a.m. ET, Washington, D.C. American Enterprise Institute Discussion: "Empowering Americans in Poverty: a Proposal for Reforming the Safety Net" July 11, 3-5 p.m. ET, Washington, D.C. Pew Charitable Trusts Discussion: "Global Trends: New Demographics and Their Implications" July 12, 4:30-5:30 p.m. ET, Washington, D.C. American Society for Public Administration BookTalk webinar: "Public Participation for 21st Century Democracy" July 12, 1 p.m. ET >> Full events listings |
