Commentary
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While some welcome regular reports on the TSP and its stakeholders, many are concerned that Congress may take issue with the idea of millionaire bureaucrats.
August 12, 2021 -
In an era of progressively sophisticated hybrid threats, agencies must act now to secure their cloud environments.
August 11, 2021 -
Millions of active and retired feds — anyone with money in the treasury securities G fund or F (bond) fund — are not investors in the true sense.
August 11, 2021 -
Unless the stock market tanks, big time, during the next 51 days the number of federal Thrift Savings Plan millionaires is expected to skyrocket.
August 10, 2021 -
Advice to contractors covers the general and the topical, and it needs to be clear.
August 09, 2021 -
Policymakers and stakeholders alike must recognize that, as the threat of resistance continues to evolve, our nation’s preparedness for the next biothreat must evolve to address it.
August 09, 2021 -
Once again, there are dueling agendas to eliminate or offset the Windfall Elimination Provision, a pesky nuance that reduces Social Security benefits for some federal retirees.
August 09, 2021 -
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a massive increase in the number of online citizen identities, credentials and access points. As the pandemic continues, the immense need for digital identity and secure citizens’ identities shows no signs of subsiding.
August 06, 2021 -
Like ocean waves, the unpredictable pandemic means agency reentry plans need to stay loose.
August 06, 2021 -
A higher January COLA could mean the nation is in for an extended period of higher inflation.
August 05, 2021 -
Accelerating data readiness at agencies requires the right balance of integration, governance and workflow automation. By focusing on these strategies, federal leaders will ensure their data is easier to discover and prepare.
August 04, 2021 -
One of the best things anyone can do for loved ones left behind is to make official plans for how you want your estate to be handled.
August 04, 2021 -
The decision to collect your Social Security now or later can be a tough one. There are a number of tradeoffs.
August 03, 2021 -
One of the clearest distinctions that OPM addresses is the difference in telework and remote work. As OPM makes clear, they are completely different and choosing one or the other has significant implications for agencies and workers.
August 02, 2021 -
Not all agencies have invested the time and resources, nor possess the skillsets required, to implement data platforms. Managed Platform-as-a-Service (MPaaS) is a way for these agencies to accelerate the journey to unfettered data access.
August 02, 2021