Commentary
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Tell an attractive 60-year-old fed in the Washington, D.C. area where there is no state personal tax and they are likely yours for the evening.
April 25, 2019 -
If we really want to address soft skills, we should consider them as essential job requirements during the hiring process.
April 24, 2019 -
A reader asks a tough question: How long should a terminally-ill fed keep working to get the most from their benefits?
April 24, 2019 -
Barbara George, executive director of the Washington Cyber Roundtable, explains why DHS approach to recruit and train cyber workers should be emulated.
April 23, 2019 -
Social Security and Medicare are both moving toward their insolvency dates. If everyone likes them, why not fix them?
April 23, 2019 -
Imagine if you were four months late with your rent or mortgage payment. What if the largest employer in your community forced people to work without pay?
April 23, 2019 -
Is there a state(s) where you can retire and keep more of your own money while enjoying a better standard of living? The short answer: Probably. To get the best tax deal now and in…
April 22, 2019 -
The latest IRS plan for modernization will strike long-time watchers with a sense of deja vu.
April 19, 2019 -
Roger Waldron says growing risks associated with cyber, supply chain integrity and counterfeit products must push the government to evolve its response effort.
April 19, 2019 -
For at least the past six years, right or wrong, smart or not, some nervous feds from Maine to California have kept a nervous watch on Washington and their HR office. They are watching the…
April 19, 2019 -
People do relocate because of taxes and a huge chunk of the federal workforce is concentrated in states with high taxes.
April 18, 2019 -
Dan Magneson, a GS-482-11 fish biologist since December 2002, explains his thinking behind working a little longer than he expected.
April 17, 2019 -
After so many departures, former CHCO for the Department of Homeland Security Jeff Neal says employees deserve stable leadership for success.
April 17, 2019 -
For the last six years many federal workers and retirees have had nightmares about losing major parts of their Civil Service Retirement System and Federal Employees Retirement System benefits. And they’ve gone through a series…
April 17, 2019 -
Even in the latter centuries, fire remains a non-discriminating agent of destruction. Like Notre Dame, over the years, the federal government has had its share.
April 16, 2019