{ "entity": "GovChain", "subtitle": "An eCorp Venture", "domain": "govchain.com", "vertical": "Government & Legal", "count": 18, "generated_at": "2026-05-28T21:53:33.218Z", "articles": [ { "title": "Citing legal requirement, senator wants a designated inspector general to provide oversight of Iran war", "url": "https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2026/05/citing-legal-requirement-senator-wants-designated-inspector-general-provide-oversight-iran-war/413820/", "summary": "The Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency is required to select an IG to oversee reviews when a military “overseas contingency operation” surpasses 60 days.", "source": "govexec.com", "published": "Thu, 28 May 2026 15:01:00 -0400", "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/05/28/052826_Getty_GovExec_Duckworth/large.jpg", "_score": 1, "_has_vertical": true }, { "title": "What retiring feds should do before asking for help", "url": "https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2026/05/what-retiring-feds-should-do-asking-help/413815/", "summary": "Clear timelines, complete records and focused questions can make retirement problems easier to resolve, especially as agencies face mounting workloads.", "source": "govexec.com", "published": "Thu, 28 May 2026 15:00:00 -0400", "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/05/28/05282026retpl/large.jpg", "_score": 1, "_has_vertical": true }, { "title": "Top White House cyber policy official to soon depart", "url": "https://www.govexec.com/technology/2026/05/top-white-house-cyber-policy-official-soon-depart/413817/", "summary": "Alexandra Seymour currently serves as principal deputy assistant national cyber director for policy in the Office of the National Cyber Director.", "source": "govexec.com", "published": "Thu, 28 May 2026 12:24:29 -0400", "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/05/28/052826WHNG-1/large.jpg", "_score": 1, "_has_vertical": true }, { "title": "Labor oversight official faces ethics complaint for apparent congressional campaign moves", "url": "https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2026/05/labor-oversight-official-faces-ethics-complaint-apparent-congressional-campaign-moves/413801/", "summary": "While Anthony D'Esposito decided not to run for his former House seat, federal employees are not permitted to be candidates in partisan elections, which includes taking preliminary actions for a campaign.", "source": "govexec.com", "published": "Thu, 28 May 2026 07:00:00 -0400", "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/05/27/052726_Getty_GovExec_DEsposito/large.jpg", "_score": 1, "_has_vertical": true }, { "title": "House draft of defense policy bill leaves some of Trump admin’s top priorities unfunded", "url": "https://www.govexec.com/defense/2026/05/house-draft-defense-policy-bill-leaves-some-trump-admins-top-priorities-unfunded/413800/", "summary": "The draft bill doesn’t include reconciliation dollars.", "source": "govexec.com", "published": "Wed, 27 May 2026 17:08:46 -0400", "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/05/27/GettyImages_2275799408-1/large.jpg", "_score": 1, "_has_vertical": true }, { "title": "Someone robbed the SEC during the shutdown", "url": "https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2026/05/someone-robbed-sec-during-shutdown/413790/", "summary": "An individual has been arrested, but the stolen materials have not been recovered.", "source": "govexec.com", "published": "Wed, 27 May 2026 15:34:08 -0400", "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/05/27/05272026SEC/large.jpg", "_score": 1, "_has_vertical": true }, { "title": "Supreme Court rejects lower court bid to review immigration judge gag order", "url": "https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/05/supreme-court-rejects-bid-review-immigration-judge-gag-order/413788/", "summary": "Justices reversed an appeals court decision that would have greenlit a fact-finding expedition into whether President Trump had effectively nullified review of personnel policies under the 1978 Civil Service Reform Act.", "source": "govexec.com", "published": "Wed, 27 May 2026 15:15:31 -0400", "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/05/27/05272026SOCTUS/large.jpg", "_score": 1, "_has_vertical": true }, { "title": "Disability advocates sue over website accessibility delays", "url": "https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/05/disability-advocates-sue-over-website-accessibility-delays/413785/", "summary": "The National Federation of the Blind sued the departments of Justice and Health and Human Services after a rule requiring government websites to be accessible was delayed for a year.", "source": "govexec.com", "published": "Wed, 27 May 2026 13:20:46 -0400", "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/05/27/20260527_ADA_Klaus_Vedfelt-2/large.jpg", "_score": 1, "_has_vertical": true }, { "title": "They were told they’d move on. A year later, many fired federal employees say they haven’t been able to", "url": "https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/05/they-were-told-theyd-move-year-later-many-fired-federal-employees-say-they-havent-been-able/413784/", "summary": "A group of former federal probationary employees surveyed more than 300 of their fired colleagues to assess their job searches, mental health and several other topics.", "source": "govexec.com", "published": "Wed, 27 May 2026 12:56:57 -0400", "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/05/27/052726_Getty_GovExec_Unemployment/large.jpg", "_score": 1, "_has_vertical": true }, { "title": "OPM proposes requiring all feds to sign an NDA", "url": "https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/05/opm-proposes-feds-sign-nda/413770/", "summary": "Experts warned the measure, when combined with the federal HR agency’s new power to target employees’ suitability for federal employment, creates a new pathway for Trump administration officials to purge those deemed insufficiently loyal to the president.", "source": "govexec.com", "published": "Tue, 26 May 2026 17:56:33 -0400", "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/05/26/05262026NDA/large.jpg", "_score": 1, "_has_vertical": true }, { "title": "Beekeepers are losing a key USDA backstop at the worst possible time", "url": "https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/05/beekeepers-usda-closure/413768/", "summary": "As colony losses mount and pollinator research faces broader cuts, the planned closure of the Beltsville Bee Research Lab threatens a critical line of support for the nation’s food system.", "source": "govexec.com", "published": "Tue, 26 May 2026 15:28:05 -0400", "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/05/26/05262026bees-1/large.jpg", "_score": 1, "_has_vertical": true }, { "title": "FAA surges medical staff after whistleblower alleges issues with certifying pilots and controllers", "url": "https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2026/05/faa-surges-medical-staff-whistleblower-certifying-pilots-controllers/413762/", "summary": "Hundreds of pilots may have been flying without proper medical clearance, the whistleblower had alleged.", "source": "govexec.com", "published": "Tue, 26 May 2026 13:17:02 -0400", "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/05/26/05222026FAA/large.jpg", "_score": 1, "_has_vertical": true }, { "title": "Congress must tie any USPS bailout to real reform", "url": "https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/05/congress-must-tie-any-usps-bailout-real-reform/413580/", "summary": "COMMENTARY | Before Congress delivers any financial relief, it should demand enforceable guardrails on service, prices and oversight.", "source": "govexec.com", "published": "Tue, 26 May 2026 07:00:00 -0400", "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/05/15/05152026postal/large.jpg", "_score": 1, "_has_vertical": true }, { "title": "The White House is ordering agencies to place its new app on all employees’ government phones", "url": "https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/05/white-house-ordering-agencies-place-its-new-app-all-employees-government-phones/413738/", "summary": "The newly created, often overtly political app places the Trump administration into unprecedented and “dangerous” territory, IT experts say.", "source": "govexec.com", "published": "Fri, 22 May 2026 17:08:23 -0400", "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/05/22/05222026whitehouse/large.jpg", "_score": 1, "_has_vertical": true }, { "title": "Agency leaders back GSA bid for full access to federal building repair funds", "url": "https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/05/agency-leaders-back-gsa-bid-full-access-federal-building-repair-funds/413730/", "summary": "Officials argued that GSA’s deferred maintenance backlog has increased to an estimated $26 billion, in part, because Congress puts annual restrictions on amounts the agency can spend from the Federal Buildings Fund.", "source": "govexec.com", "published": "Fri, 22 May 2026 14:09:48 -0400", "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/05/22/052226_Getty_GovExec_GSA/large.jpg", "_score": 1, "_has_vertical": true }, { "title": "Gabbard to resign as director of national intelligence, citing husband’s health", "url": "https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/05/gabbard-resign-director-national-intelligence-citing-husbands-health/413732/", "summary": "Her exit marks the end of a 16-month tenure overseeing the nation’s spy agencies, where the former Democratic congresswoman and 2020 presidential candidate sought to reshape ODNI around Trump’s priorities.", "source": "govexec.com", "published": "Fri, 22 May 2026 14:08:00 -0400", "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/05/22/052226GabbardNG-1/large.jpg", "_score": 1, "_has_vertical": true }, { "title": "NTEU asks Trump administration to ease telework rules as gas prices spike", "url": "https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2026/05/nteu-telework-rules-gas-prices/413727/", "summary": "The union also called for an increase in gas reimbursement rates as the president’s war against Iran continues to disrupt the world’s oil supply.", "source": "govexec.com", "published": "Fri, 22 May 2026 13:55:18 -0400", "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/05/22/05222026gas/large.jpg", "_score": 1, "_has_vertical": true }, { "title": "Ryan Donaghy returns to CISA as first chief operating officer", "url": "https://www.govexec.com/technology/2026/05/ryan-donaghy-returns-cisa-first-chief-operating-officer/413728/", "summary": "Donaghy previously served in acting leadership roles across two of the agency’s divisions and moved to the Transportation Security Administration in October.", "source": "govexec.com", "published": "Fri, 22 May 2026 13:36:16 -0400", "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/05/22/GettyImages_2240293485-1/large.jpg", "_score": 1, 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