Commentary
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Elimination of earmarks, now in its fifth year or so, has drained Congress of the oil that makes legislation turn over.
July 12, 2016 -
Of 20 daily suicides, six were users of VA services. On the surface, that looks like the VA itself is a factor in preventing suicide.
July 08, 2016 -
Anchored in big, old-fashioned hospitals, VA lacks flexibility to offer more localized care, in more fine-tuned facilities.
July 07, 2016 -
As we enter the traditional election-year silly season, try not to play whack-a-mole with “bureaucrats,’ and concentrate on the real issues and problems facing the country.
July 07, 2016 -
Category rating is not the solution to all problems some early proponents made it out to be. It is also not the root of all evil as some opponents argue.
July 06, 2016 -
Chuck Sackley, a senior vice president, North America industry sales verticals at Unify, makes the case that technologies such as cloud and VOIP is making it easier to update agency networks.
July 05, 2016 -
The signers admonished King George III. He answered with continued "blows" to decide the question of independence.
July 04, 2016 -
A lot of my co-workers are my own kids' ages, even younger sometimes. My feelings about that: So what?
July 01, 2016 -
Jon Hammock, the CEO of KeyLogic Systems, offers three steps for agencies to improve their budget processes.
June 29, 2016 -
Too many agencies are producing allegations of sexual misconduct ranging from harassment to overseas parties funded by criminals.
June 27, 2016 -
The EPA can't be everywhere all the time to enforce the nation's pollution laws. So it's developing what it calls Next Generation Compliance.
June 24, 2016 -
To judge the progress of cybersecurity preparedness in the federal government, you've got to take a long-term view. One person who's been tracking cybersecurity and cyber education for more than 20 years, Alan Paller, director of research at the SANS Institute joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
June 24, 2016 -
Veteran preference is in the news again, with new legislation proposing new limits. Former Homeland Security Chief Human Capital Officer Jeff Neal says that's a big deal, becausey veteran preference is a kind of third rail of civil service reform.
June 23, 2016 -
The agency caught heat for how long it took to issue the rules. Now it's uncorked an industry ready to pop.
June 22, 2016 -
Dan Katz, technical director for the public sector at Acquia, makes the case for cloud platforms and open source software for digital experience management as a way for agencies to more easily and quickly migrate to a digital environment.
June 20, 2016