Commentary
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Important consideration: Know when to quit! Often later is better, even if you could get by leaving the job earlier.
March 23, 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.
March 22, 2022 -
Earlier wake up times are in your future if you are a fed who has to commute to the office after the Biden administration announced that federal employees would do so starting in April.
March 21, 2022 -
Despite decades of reform efforts, procurement in the federal marketplace still struggles with challenges centering on issues like the coordinated management of acquisition.
March 18, 2022 -
Veterans Affairs and the American Federation of Government Employees more than spar over the recommendations for realigning VA people and facilities
March 18, 2022 -
It isn’t the year that matters, but the month of the year that you decide to retire. So if you’ve got a friend hoping to take advantage of a higher COLA tell him or her that the clock is ticking.
March 17, 2022 -
Mark Amtower, a government marketing consultant and host of Off Center, offers advice about why contractors and federal employees alike need to continually maintain and fresh their business networks.
March 16, 2022 -
Russell Shilling, Ph.D., the senior vice president for government solutions and policy at Riiid Labs, makes the case for why the Defense Department should create a technology certification for soldiers and civilians.
March 15, 2022 -
While the raises and COLAs are important to individuals, the community and the nation, the actual amounts are often a mystery to both workers and retirees. Especially when the amounts vary greatly.
March 15, 2022 -
Eric Lofgren, a senior fellow with the Center for Government Contracting at George Mason University, explains why limits to the growth of OTAs can lead to the next round of contract innovation.
March 14, 2022 -
Threats such as ransomware and threat actors such as adversarial nation states have agencies worried about the confidentiality of their data and the continuity of their operations.
March 10, 2022 -
The WEP/Offset battle is up and running again, with renewed vigor. Since it's important to so many, Mike Causey will be taking a look at both sides of the argument.
March 10, 2022 -
Rule of law is most important when confronted with lawlessness, small or massive.
March 09, 2022 -
After discussions with stakeholders and conducting additional market research, GSA announced it has finalized a small business acquisition strategy for the OASIS program.
March 04, 2022 -
The newly seated board has a backlog of cases, but also some aids to help them get through it.
March 04, 2022