Commentary
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Some are feeling optimistic about how federal employees will fare during the Biden administration. But it is too early to guess how exactly that will pan out.
March 16, 2021 -
Ultimately, on Zoom you can't look anyone straight in the eye.
March 15, 2021 -
Robert Burton and Craig Barrett, partners with Crowell & Moring, explain why the possible elimination of the AbilityOne Program sends the wrong message.
March 12, 2021 -
What's a glassy-eyed carp in a dirty pond got to do with pandemic life?
March 12, 2021 -
Richard Spires, the former DHS and IRS CIO, explains how a “whole of government” approach to IT modernization could address systemic challenges.
March 11, 2021 -
For many career civil servants, the last 40 days and nights — under new management — have been seen as a welcome change.
March 11, 2021 -
Distribution of the crucial shots is improving, both because of supply and of governmental adaptibility.
March 10, 2021 -
Financial planner Arthur Stein says that many feds don’t understand that their TSP retirement nest egg is not really an investment.
March 09, 2021 -
The Postal Service’s early retirement offer has given new (probably false) hope to feds in other agencies who would love to retire early on an immediate but reduced annuity.
March 09, 2021 -
Richard Spires, the former DHS and IRS CIO, explains how a “whole of government” approach to IT modernization could address systemic challenges.
March 08, 2021 -
In a recent survey of Federal News Network readers, the vast majority of federal employees said changes in administration have little to do with their retirement decisions, but of course, there are always a few exceptions.
March 08, 2021 -
The Biden administration could make it happen now for their own appointees, but that would not prevent a future president from reversing the policy. That’s why Congress should act.
March 04, 2021 -
The TFA is a giant step forward for the IRS in terms of the taxpayer experience and the way it operates.
March 04, 2021 -
It's been around a year now that the nation has been living under COVID lockdown. Life may never be the same again. How have you been managing?
March 04, 2021 -
Planning for retirement isn't rocket science, but in some ways it is more challenging because ultimately you'll be riding that rocket however long it takes.
March 03, 2021