Commentary
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Worried about how you will survive the next recession? While you’re at it, maybe you should worry about the recession-after-next. And the one that follows it.
August 17, 2022 -
If you choose the invest-for-the-long haul course you may, as 112,000 rank-and-file federal and postal workers have done, become a TSP millionaire. But the keys are long-term investing and doing what the proven winners have already done.
August 17, 2022 -
A million dollar nest egg may be a reasonable goal at age 25. But that could change by the time you are 50 or 60. Maybe been through a major recession or two. Or seen inflation skyrocket.
August 16, 2022 -
Over the course of the last week, the General Services Administration issued and received comments on a draft Ascend Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA). This BPA seeks to assist agencies in their efforts “to develop and implement enterprise-level cloud acquisition strategies through a modernized and simplified approach to meet their IT and cybersecurity requirements.”
August 12, 2022 -
The more work becomes tele or remote, the greater the allure of virtual reality in professional settings.
August 12, 2022 -
Greg Schlichter of TransUnion says it’s difficult to know why eligible people are not participating in government programs designed to help them. But marketers could have insight for agencies on this.
August 11, 2022 -
With so many feds retirement-eligible, many are likely crunching the numbers to decide if it is better to be retired from government than working for it. Both financially and emotionally.
August 11, 2022 -
Probate can be a lengthy and expensive process that takes months, even years in some cases, to determine how your estate will be split up. Learn what you need to legally protect your family/friends and be sure they get what you want them to get.
August 10, 2022 -
A new bill introduced in the House of Representatives, titled the Public Service Reform Act, is not about public service and is certainly not reform. Rather than addressing accountability or hiring and pay challenges, the bill would make all federal workers at-will employees. The result would be a civil service that is little more than two million political appointees.
August 09, 2022 -
Cloudera Government Solutions President Rob Carey writes that to simplify operation of a hybrid infrastructure, a “single pane of glass” is needed to manage hybrid data solutions.
August 09, 2022 -
Retiring from the federal government isn’t rocket science. And for some people it's even more complicated and baffling. So it helps to have a checklist to keep you on the right career path.
August 09, 2022 -
Even cyberattacks that are launched by powerful governments often rely on the deception of public officials or employees, which means these attacks can be prevented with cybersecurity training.
August 05, 2022 -
The latest study of federal employee attrition rates depicts a stable workforce
August 05, 2022 -
Federal agencies and contractors need detailed intelligence to help them identify whether an IP address is associated with a VPN, proxy or a darknet so they can make smart decisions.
August 04, 2022 -
Are you a nervous introvert to who dreads going back to the office? Or are you a lonely extrovert who can’t wait for those sessions around the water cooler?
August 04, 2022