Commentary
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TSA puts a human face on itself with social media, including a human face with a pancake on it.
February 28, 2018 -
If somebody said your federal pension plan needs $152 billion in nip and tuck surgery, would you be alarmed? Maybe you should be, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.
February 27, 2018 -
Gary Newgaard, the vice president of public sector for Pure Storage, details seven ways agencies should prepare to use artificial intelligence.
February 27, 2018 -
Most people retiring from the federal government are at least as well off as their retired private-sector friends and neighbors, in many cases better off.
February 26, 2018 -
When it comes to sexual harassment at the office, are things better or worse than when you joined the federal government?
February 26, 2018 -
How many agencies see how an Office of Personnel Management report can help them improve the way they reward their senior executives.
February 23, 2018 -
The increase in the MPT and SAT provides the flexibility for customer agencies to place orders under pre-existing contract vehicles, says Roger Waldron, president of the Coalition for Government Procurement.
February 23, 2018 -
The fund where federal workers have most of their retirement nest egg returned 2.3 percent last year, while the fund where they have the least amount invested returned 25.4 percent. What's wrong with this picture?
February 22, 2018 -
Politicians up for reelection in November may want to back off efforts to fold, staple or mutilate federal civil service retirement programs.
February 21, 2018 -
Did the recent stock market nosedive send you moving money from the stock indexed C and S funds into the G fund for safety? If so, was that a smart move?
February 20, 2018 -
Few people will argue that the civil service needs no reform. The job classification and pay systems are outdated, the hiring process is terrible and employee accountability is an issue that troubles both outsiders and government workers.
February 20, 2018 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey tackles the #MeToo movement that has taken over all industries, including the federal government.
February 19, 2018 -
Mike Sade, a former federal procurement executive, explains why context is so important for agencies and vendors alike.
February 19, 2018 -
Happy William Henry Harrison Day. Actually, this holiday, officially known as Washington’s Birthday Holiday, has been hijacked by merchants hoping you might buy more if it honored more people. But Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it’ll always be GW’s birthday to him, and Martha.
February 16, 2018 -
Last week, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued a five-year, $950 million award to REAN Cloud to provide cloud adoption services to DoD agencies. Roger Waldron discusses the DoD and its use of its Other Transaction Authority.
February 16, 2018