Commentary
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Federal HR expert Jeff Neal tells the story of reduction in force he managed at the Department of the Navy — how they planned it, what the RIF accomplished, and why it worked.
September 12, 2017 -
Given the new iPhone's price, federal CIOs may decide to wait for its security features.
September 12, 2017 -
Randy Silvey, president Silverlight Financial, encourages federal employees to take specific steps to push back against proposed budget cuts.
September 11, 2017 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says we see the best of people and the government, even as politicians continue to wheel and deal with a government shutdown as the ultimate threat.
September 11, 2017 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says feds still have time — retirement changes aren't set in stone (or legislation) yet.
September 08, 2017 -
In retrospect, it's a wonder the Navy hasn't had more accidents.
September 07, 2017 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says although the odds of a government shutdown this month seem to be diminishing, many federal workers are still on high alert.
September 07, 2017 -
When we talk about a government shutdown and its consequences, the truth is that we are actually talking about a pretend shutdown — the political theater version.
September 06, 2017 -
Congress is tossing around a few ideas to reform federal retirement, all of which could negatively impact retirees' spending ability.
September 06, 2017 -
Sean Westbrook, a digital media manager and content writer for True North ITG, makes the case for why agencies should move to the cloud sooner than later.
September 05, 2017 -
Will Congress back up the courageous work of first responders?
September 05, 2017 -
A shutdown directly affects almost the entire federal workforce. After the 2013 shutdown, most people assumed the Congress would never go there again. Why would they?
August 31, 2017 -
Ugorji Nwoke, a client architect with MuleSoft, makes the case for why the use of reusable software code can turn shared services from promising to impactful.
August 28, 2017 -
Backlogs provide evidence of Social Security's crisis as surely as high fever indicates an infection.
August 25, 2017 -
In 2000, 4 percent of Navy ship deployments lasted longer than six months. Now they all do.
August 24, 2017