Commentary
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Navy Secretary Ray Mabus has ordered the service, including the Marine Corps, to review all job or rank titles with the aim of removing "man" as a descriptor syllable.
January 20, 2016 -
Joe Carson, a 31-year federal employee and a prevailing whistleblower, explains why he believes the U.S. Office of Special Counsel withdrew its rule about contractor whistleblower disclosures.
January 18, 2016 -
The Safe Drinking Water Act requires the EPA to set standards for drinking water. It's safe to say, what was coming out of the taps in Flint doesn't qualify.
January 18, 2016 -
Lou Kerestesy, founder and CEO, GovInnovators, highlights the first steps for agencies should consider when creating a place to promote innovation.
January 15, 2016 -
Of the 1,000 or 1,200 political positions, very few appointees actually do apply to burrow in. In fact, most depart early for the misty shores of think tanks, consultancies, and corporate USA.
January 14, 2016 -
Green shoots of renewal have helped former basket cases like Cleveland, Youngstown, Pittsburgh, Wheeling, and Detroit. The federal government has had a role in many instances.
January 12, 2016 -
Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, argues OMB and GSA are not following the money when trying to improve federal procurement processes.
January 11, 2016 -
Do emerging nuclear powers have the systems, know-how, resources and political stability to safeguard these weapons over the long term?
January 08, 2016 -
Fast-selling drones exemplify not so much new technology as the combination of existing products in such a way as to make new markets.
January 07, 2016 -
It doesn't seem like that distant a leap for the FBI's criminal background check system to go from 17 hours of operations a day to 24.
January 06, 2016 -
With a new year, there will be developments that every federal worker should follow as they play out. Jeff Neal, senior vice president of ICF International, lists seven things feds need to keep an eye on in 2016.
January 05, 2016 -
Randy Silvey, president of Silverlight Financial, makes the case for more training that happens earlier in a federal employee’s career and then more intensified training as the employee gets closer to retirement age.
January 04, 2016 -
Lists are like New Year's resolutions. They're a mental attempt to make order out of an inherently messy world.
December 31, 2015 -
Companies like Boeing must deal with a regulatory environment, the compliance to which is a major corporate function in itself.
December 23, 2015 -
Within the omnibus spending package is a directive for agencies that states their consolidation plans will get preference for funding if they include shrinking office space to 130 square feet of usable space per person.
December 21, 2015