Commentary
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Some savvy investors say the President has a major impact on the economy and the stock market. Others say events -- not whoever is elected POTUS in November -- will determine whether your Thrift Savings Plan languishes or takes off like a rocket over the next four years.
September 16, 2020 -
The development and publication of the DoD principles and actions it has taken since demonstrate that DoD is taking this seriously.
September 15, 2020 -
Normally this time of year, the issue of a federal pay raise in the following January is sort of a big deal.
September 15, 2020 -
As the nation continues to grapple with the pandemic, the Department of Agriculture remains committed to protecting the civil rights of its 100,000-strong OneUSDA family and millions of customers.
September 11, 2020 -
This August, GSA took two significant, interconnected steps towards increasing competition and access to the commercial market through its government-wide contract vehicles.
September 11, 2020 -
The deferral plan won't save anybody one dollar and will come back to bite people who spend their windfalls
September 11, 2020 -
Given the choice, would you take a reduced CSRS or FERS annuity later — for life — if it meant you could telework from the geographic location of your choice?
September 10, 2020 -
Transition recommendations for the next administration are all offering value. They start a discussion, and, if we are lucky, might actually result in real reforms.
September 09, 2020 -
For better or worse, the country is slowly beginning to re-open, so for many feds, whether long-time or relatively new, the question is -- what now?
September 09, 2020 -
If the government is in the habit of sending people money during emergencies, why not do it in time for the height of the need?
September 08, 2020 -
When do you tell tens of thousands of public servants, from Social Security, the IRS and a dozen other operations, that after several months of working from home it's time to return to their “real” and traditional offices?
September 08, 2020 -
Bryan Slater, the assistant secretary for administration and management at the Labor Department, details the agency’s progress in consolidating back-office functions and driving efficiencies.
September 07, 2020 -
Manav Mital, computer scientist and cofounder of the cybersecurity firm Cyral Inc., explains why data-layer security would help agencies better protect their high value assets.
September 04, 2020 -
Fortunate federal retirees, like people who get Social Security, usually get a catchup-with-inflation increase in their benefits the first of each year.
September 03, 2020 -
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve received this question and had to lean hard into some case studies to disabuse them of this assumption that many people have: the government is big, clunky, unimaginative and a hindrance to innovation.
September 02, 2020