Commentary
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Times like this demand leadership at every level. The walls may feel like they are crumbling down, but the good news is that new paths for success are opening up.
November 26, 2020 -
If you are off, enjoy. And if you are working, thank you. We don’t know what many of you are doing because your job is to avoid attention, but we are grateful. Happy Thanksgiving!
November 26, 2020 -
The appointment of the next SSA Commissioner will not only set the tone for the next four years of workplace management at SSA, but have lasting implications for the millions of Americans who rely on the services we provide.
November 25, 2020 -
Long Term Care insurance isn't not a fun subject, but one that could save your family lots of grief and money in the future. One of those subjects where the only thing worse than thinking about it is NOT thinking about it!
November 25, 2020 -
Argue the facts and the reasoning, not the character of the person who made a decision.
November 24, 2020 -
Tens of thousands of federal employees are being paid while they spend time shopping — at the office or at home — via a special online service that the government also pays for.
November 24, 2020 -
Once everything is done and the presidential transition is completed, it is likely that anyone who is a career employee today will be a career employee again.
November 23, 2020 -
Individual agencies have extolled the benefits of telework and are rethinking their workforce policies to evolve with the times. But will the entire federal government, as a whole, adopt a similar mentality?
November 23, 2020 -
Career staff and their knowledge are the most important and valuable asset of the federal government. Ensuring that they represent their organizations in a professional and helpful way during a transition will provide benefits government-wide and to individual organizations.
November 20, 2020 -
In one sense the big carrier relies on its nuclear power plant. But it's the sailors that really make it go.
November 20, 2020 -
Howard Spira, the chief information officer at the Export-Import Bank of the United States, explains why listening is just as, if not more, important than communicating for federal leaders.
November 18, 2020 -
Should feds be recognized with a modest pay raise? Or, despite performing unseen round-the-clock vital services, should they bite the bullet like so many unemployed Americans?
November 18, 2020 -
Walton Francis on what you should be looking for, and what to avoid, while navigating the open season. It could mean a lot. Take the advice and then do some shopping.
November 18, 2020 -
Crazy question for the career federal workforce in this crazy year. Please consider it carefully. And the question is this: can you afford a pay raise this year?
November 16, 2020 -
Now is the time to prepare for the complex transition to post-quantum algorithms well before the advent of a quantum computer.
November 13, 2020