Commentary
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More agencies need to become alert to when there's a shift in the market, technology, or best practice that requires a shift in approach.
May 02, 2016 -
If you go to a typical agency and ask HR folks what they think their role should be, you will get different answers from everyone.
April 28, 2016 -
Kareem El-Alaily, managing director of Censeo Consulting Group, argues for why there is a growing importance of negotiating better terms and conditions in enterprise software license sourcing.
April 27, 2016 -
Apple's revenues fell 13 percent in its latest reporting quarter as sales of iPhones dropped 16 percent. But fundamentally Apple at the moment is lacking the next killer product or the next big thing.
April 27, 2016 -
Agencies need data of all types and sources available for applications they might not have yet thought of. This year's email mandate is only the beginning.
April 26, 2016 -
Roger Waldron, president of The Coalition for Government Procurement, says GSA's Multiple Awards Schedule (MAS) program can provide streamlined government access to the commercial marketplace on behalf of customer agencies.
April 22, 2016 -
The life and actions of Harriet Tubman send a clean, laser-like message to us straight from the 19th century. Let the presses roll.
April 22, 2016 -
The polarization that infects our political system also infects views of the civil service. To hear some people tell it, civil servants are either saints who can do no wrong, or they are leeches sucking the blood out of America.
April 21, 2016 -
In the great cosmic government calculator, a corporal willing to put him- or herself in harm's way to defend an ideal gets paid $24,000 plus room and board.
April 21, 2016 -
Randy Silvey, president Silverlight Financial, advises federal employees to take action now to protect their identities and credit by paying for a credit freeze and changing financial passwords.
April 20, 2016 -
The "MyAgency" model tries to personalize federal offerings that are in reality offered on a mass scale.
April 19, 2016 -
On LinkedIn, the endless river "people you may know" presents an astonishing cross-section of one's life.
April 15, 2016 -
If this search tool OPM wants eventually takes off, you might as well go to a clearance hearing naked. You won't have much else to hide anyhow.
April 14, 2016 -
Mixing up cause and effect or finding effect when there's no cause, this way of thinking is particularly reckless for federal agencies.
April 12, 2016 -
Craig Lund, CEO of SecureAuth, makes the case for why agencies should move to advanced two-factor authentication more quickly.
April 12, 2016