Commentary
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To be eligeble for the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program in retirement, you must have been enrolled for at least five years before leaving your job.
December 09, 2021 -
Modernization can be a great thing, but government agencies must understand how these initiatives can expand an organization’s threat surface and leave solutions, once thought to be highly secure, vulnerable.
December 08, 2021 -
What if you worked for an outfit that paid most of the premium for dozens of health plan options available to you, and allowed you to shop on the clock? And even paid for an online service that would give you several best-guys-for-you options?
December 08, 2021 -
Modernizing technology to keep pace with mounting data and document processing needs is imperative to better serve and protect constituents.
December 07, 2021 -
Good news: All of the FEHBP plans are good. Bad news: Some, for you, are a lot better and less expensive than others.
December 07, 2021 -
As government agencies shift to the zero trust model to combat evolving cyber threats, a primary focus should be on removing data silos
December 06, 2021 -
As federal senior executives ask the acquisition system and their industry partners to do more to support the Build Back Better initiative, it will be critical to identify quick fixes, reforms, policies and strategies that increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the acquisition system for customer agencies and contractors.
December 03, 2021 -
AI is developing at a breakneck pace and the growth of research and policy guidance needs to ensure AI is being implemented in an ethical way.
December 02, 2021 -
The anti-HMO feeling many have could be costing them money in premiums and good service. There are a wide array of HMOs available to federal workers/retirees during the current open enrollment period.
December 02, 2021 -
Federal workers, retirees or their survivors have 12 more days to pick the health plan that will cover them and their families next year.
December 01, 2021 -
A rule ostensibly about fairness may not be so fair on close examination.
November 30, 2021 -
This open season, it's more important than ever that you shop around. If you’ve been in the same plan for 3-to-5 years, it may not be your best buy.
November 30, 2021 -
Successful zero trust implementation will be contingent on agencies’ understanding of basic zero trust principles, their understanding of the benchmarks outlined in CISA’s Zero Trust Security Model.
November 29, 2021 -
Instead of closing new Grand Junction headquarters, BLM will now have two headquarters.
November 29, 2021 -
Ken Susskind and Bob Draughon, of GovConRx, explain why the use of contractor self-assessments can help vendors rise above “satisfactory.”
November 26, 2021