Commentary
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Retiring as soon as you can may seem like a good idea now. But how will it impact you financially years into retirement when inflation has reduced your FERS annuity or your TSP balance?
May 04, 2022 -
Working from home has gone from a complicated/emotional exercise, limited to a handful of select workers in smaller agencies to what is likely to be its peak participation this year. So what comes next?
May 03, 2022 -
The supply chain vulnerabilities uncovered during the pandemic demonstrate a critical underlying national risk associated with that great breadth.
May 02, 2022 -
Achieving a secure zero trust environment requires a crucial shift in how government agencies and commercial enterprises view and execute network security, starting with contextualizing network activity.
April 29, 2022 -
Everyone feels overwhelmed or disconnected from time to time. Burnout happens when these feelings don't abate.
April 28, 2022 -
The IRS recently announced that they’re establishing a Taxpayer Experience Office to focus on improving the digital services the agency provides. As more of our interactions move online, the IRS recognizes the need to create an experience for taxpayers and businesses that is on par with what they’ve come to expect in their everyday lives.
April 28, 2022 -
Before the pandemic hit the world, changing everything, teleworking in government was not widespread. And many agencies were scaling it back or eliminating it. Now some people say they're never going back.
April 28, 2022 -
A will and an estate plan can reduce or mitigate hard feelings among survivors. Maybe prevent decades-long feuds among children, siblings or spouses over what you wanted.
April 27, 2022 -
As the industry adapts to the country’s economic developments alongside the constantly evolving state of the pandemic, we take a minute to look at the trends that we can expect to see in public sector procurement.
April 26, 2022 -
Retiring from the federal government isn’t rocket science. And for some people its even more complicated and baffling. So it helps to have a checklist to keep you on the right career path.
April 26, 2022 -
The new approach aims to include most leases on the balance sheet for lessees and lessors, but getting ready for the change is not just an exercise for accounting.
April 25, 2022 -
There’s an unsettling reality that the federal technology community is facing: the SolarWinds and Kaseya breaches could have happened to almost any other company
April 22, 2022 -
Taking a cue from surgery, Defense Innovation Unit plans to use the train-the-trainers approach to expand expertise in a crucial government need
April 22, 2022 -
The mix of traditional and cloud DBaaS platforms will require IT professionals to master new skills.
April 21, 2022 -
According to news reports many people have, or will, quit their jobs if forced to return to an office. But does that group include feds, especially those vested in their retirement system?
April 21, 2022