Commentary
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Ever since the late 1990s some experts on government matters have been predicting a tidal wave of retirements from key federal agencies. That sparked fears of a brain drain as experienced feds fled their jobs heading for the shuffle-board courts.
March 12, 2019 -
Gary Newgaard, vice president, public sector at Pure Storage, made the case why agencies should develop a data hub as they move into using artificial intelligence.
March 11, 2019 -
Members of Congress may be rude, but the Government Accountability Office, the federal oversight agency, sticks to the facts.
March 11, 2019 -
Most of the House Republicans who repeatedly tried to cut costs in the massive FERS program are either gone from Congress or relegated by the 2016 midterm elections to minority status.
March 11, 2019 -
Through the strong, coordinated management framework afforded by the single schedule concept, GSA can address contract inconsistencies by providing its acquisition centers and personnel with consistent guidance.
March 08, 2019 -
A decade ago today, the US stock market was hitting rock bottom. The Great Recession, which had been in effect for almost two years, showed no signs of getting better — ever.
March 08, 2019 -
The retroactive-to-January increase is 1.9 percent, with 1.4 going to everybody eligible and the remaining 0.5 percent earmarked for locality pay.
March 07, 2019 -
A federal employee weighs in on the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act, and suggests excepted employees should receive additional compensation for having to work with no pay.
March 06, 2019 -
How the heck does owning a legal stock raise questions about someone's trustworthiness?
March 06, 2019 -
Financial planner Arthur Stein is today's Your Turn guest and will talk about investment time periods for Thrift Savings Plan participants.
March 06, 2019 -
ICF Senior Vice President Jeff Neal explains how President Theodore Roosevelt's efforts to preserve the civil service could teach today's leadership a thing or two.
March 05, 2019 -
A creeping incompetence in handling the government seems to be overtaking Congress. Case in point? What's going on with the MSPB.
March 04, 2019 -
Left in limbo are tens of thousands of workers at or near the top of GS-15. That cap covers GS-15 workers in steps 8, 9 and 10 in the Washington-Baltimore area and extends down to step 5 in San Francisco and San Jose.
March 04, 2019 -
The average Thrift Savings Plan balance for Federal Employees Retirement System participants — 3.3 million people — was $138,933 in January.
March 01, 2019 -
Richard Beutel and Andrew Caron make the case for why Congress should expand rapid acquisition authorities to all agencies.
February 28, 2019