Commentary
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Feds are used to having some wrenches thrown their way this time of year. And this year will come with some surprises too, but predicting them is tricky.
October 06, 2020 -
We knew coming into 2020 that we’d likely be facing adversaries attempting to influence our campaigns, elections and democracy as they did four years ago.
October 02, 2020 -
While the politicians insult one another, the regular folks try to get things done.
October 02, 2020 -
Depending on your job, agency and geographic location, many feds have been on lockdown going on 8 months. For some people this has been the catastrophic event of a lifetime. Others have taken it in stride or are adjusting.
September 30, 2020 -
Do you find yourselves longing for the good old days, or your version of same? Maybe back to a time when candy bars were only a nickel or a dime, or when kids went to school at actual schools?
September 29, 2020 -
This week marked the Autumnal Equinox, and change is in the air. It also signals that we are approaching the end of the government fiscal year.
September 25, 2020 -
How are we going to cope with the second six months of the pandemic?
September 25, 2020 -
While it has been an unimaginable tragedy for many people, for many of us, including feds, it has been survivable so far.
September 24, 2020 -
The modern day equivalent of a panic-starter is to bring up the subject of the Government Pension Offset or Windfall Elimination Provision to retired federal or state government employees, or their spouses.
September 23, 2020 -
Every year thousands of federal workers turn down an extra 1%-4% or more contribution from the government to their TSP account because they can't afford it.
September 22, 2020 -
When our nation needed them most, our veterans ran toward the problem and put their country first -- they deserve the best care possible.
September 21, 2020 -
Rick Hill, a senior vice president with HumanTouch, LLC, explains how agencies can maintain remote workers without losing any of the necessary services to keep agency missions running smoothly.
September 18, 2020 -
So many of my former sources' kids are now in the market, I'm declaring a trend.
September 18, 2020 -
IG Cuffari declines to get in the middle of a political fight between Congress and DHS leadership
September 17, 2020 -
It's popular, maybe even comforting, to say that the ongoing worldwide panic has put us all in the same boat. Were all in this together and all that! Comforting, maybe. Not really true.
September 16, 2020