Commentary
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The Veterans Affairs-Defense Department electronic health record project is more than a patient wiki.
June 24, 2020 -
So how has the new order impacted your work life? Two years ago, according to Office of Personnel Management figures, only about 22% of the nonpostal federal workforce teleworked.
June 24, 2020 -
Some of the smartest people in the nation work for Uncle Sam and belong to the Thrift Savings Plan. For some it is a nice option. For most, it is their primary retirement nest egg.
June 23, 2020 -
In this digital age, where nearly everyone and everything is online and connected—and, therefore, perpetually vulnerable—nothing short of maximum diligence to good cybersecurity practices will suffice.
June 22, 2020 -
Improvement may come more from individual self reflection than in some grand gesture.
June 19, 2020 -
It has been exactly one week since our friend, Lenny Loewentritt, passed away after battling cancer. Many of us in the procurement community are still trying to process this sad news.
June 19, 2020 -
Lots of federal workers have said they might be willing to take a pay cut if they could do their jobs from a site a hundred miles from their home office.
June 18, 2020 -
By squeezing efficiencies from IP and telecom networks, many agencies can realize significant cost savings while continuing to serve the public and the mission of the agency, while embedding into their core operations new capabilities for networking, security and bandwidth.
June 17, 2020 -
Many people investing for retirement know that it is risky, dangerous and stupid to try to time the market.
June 17, 2020 -
Agencies, relocation management companies and their suppliers need to continue to plan additional support approaches and keep employee-facing suppliers apprised of the most recent protocols being put in place regarding coronavirus.
June 16, 2020 -
When Congress set up the TSP it told the managers to keep it simple, keep it cheap to users with low administrative fees, and to keep it apolitical.
June 16, 2020 -
Manu Sharma, an aerospace engineer and CEO of Labelbox, explains why lawmakers should include new mandates in the fiscal 2021 defense authorization bill to accelerate the utility of artificial intelligence tools.
June 15, 2020 -
Many traditional cybersecurity tools focus on managing risk as opposed to combating it actively head on, says Jacob Noffke, senior principal cyber engineer at Raytheon Intelligence & Space.
June 12, 2020 -
Old fashioned employees staffing field offices will never disappear.
June 12, 2020 -
If your like most active and retired federal investors you have little or no money in the I fund of the Thrift Savings Plan.
June 11, 2020