Commentary
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AI research aims not just for brain-like intelligence but also the brain's low power requirements.
November 29, 2018 -
Workers and retirees in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program have several choices: They can shop around, talk with their primary physicians, or, like most people they can do nothing.
November 29, 2018 -
We often complain about problems in government, or problems we believe government can solve, but do not always see a way to go beyond complaining and get started on making a difference.
November 28, 2018 -
Walton Francis, editor of Consumers Checkbook Guide to Federal Health Plans, joined host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn to talk about best buys during FEHBP open season and why more people need to switch health care plans.
November 28, 2018 -
The possibility of a Dec. 7 partial government shutdown is another good reason feds and especially retired government workers should pick their 2019 health plan ASAP.
November 28, 2018 -
A recent GAO report concluded that employees believe agencies are doing reasonably well on four of OPM’s Five Phases of Performance Management, with improvement needed on rewarding.
November 27, 2018 -
Why does the Department of Veterans Affairs need Apple for mobile electronic health record, and why should Apple get a prescription cut?
November 27, 2018 -
Over the long Thanksgiving weekend Mike Causey visited with probably two dozen current or former feds, none of whom have made any change in their health care coverage in the last five to seven years.
November 26, 2018 -
Use the Combined Federal Campaign's Green (or Giving) Tuesday as an antidote to the consumerism of Cyber Monday and Black Friday.
November 26, 2018 -
Federal retirement systems, CSRS and FERS, have been under attack for several years, primarily because a group of House Republicans wanted to make the FERS program less costly to taxpayers and less beneficial to its retirees.
November 23, 2018 -
Pawin Chawanasunthornpot, an enterprise architect at REI Systems, details considerations for program managers, acquisition officials and contractors as they update their agency’s technology.
November 23, 2018 -
The health insurance open enrollment season runs through close-of-business Dec. 10. Here are three quick tips for health plan hunters from Walton Francis, author of "Checkbook’s Guide to Health Plans For Federal Employees."
November 23, 2018 -
Tyler Morris, the director of product management for Iron Mountain Government Solutions, explains how agencies improve records management and office space management at the same time.
November 22, 2018 -
Many American workers and most federal employees are enjoying one of the few non-Monday holidays on the government calendar. Hopefully a lot of them can stretch it into a four-day weekend.
November 22, 2018 -
Even if you have an overall good health plan — such as one of the FEHBP options — the most important thing is its catastrophic coverage.
November 19, 2018