Commentary
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The Small Business Administration was given a seemingly impossible task when lawmakers appropriated two tranches of money to loan businesses in March and April.
May 11, 2020 -
At least one agency catches up on supplies to keep its field workforce better protected.
May 08, 2020 -
Over the past five months, there have been some major changes to the tax code that could impact the amount you pay and how effectively you use the money in your Thrift Savings Plan, if at all.
May 07, 2020 -
During Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW), let’s take a moment to thank civil servants and recognize the contributions they make to our way of life, every day — pandemic or not.
May 07, 2020 -
Whether you are a plodder or a planner, foot-loose or up-tight, odds are your retirement checklist didn’t mention the possibility of a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic that would knock the 11-year bull market to its knees.
May 07, 2020 -
In addition to upending virtually all aspects of our personal lives — health, safety, socialization — the coronavirus and reaction to it have forced millions of people to rethink plans for the future.
May 06, 2020 -
Three trillion dollars and no face shields for meat packing inspectors?
May 05, 2020 -
Contrary to what some may think, the Federal Circuit did not invalidate the Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act and it did not permit administrative judges to mitigate discipline imposed on VA employees.
May 05, 2020 -
Has your Thrift Savings Plan account shrunk by 20% or more? Has the private sector job you were considering as a second career gone away?
May 05, 2020 -
This Public Service Recognition Week we recognize dedication to a mission, rather than slavish devotion to political leaders, as a more honorable way of making a living.
May 04, 2020 -
Federal Acquisition Service and the GSA IG formed a working group to improve the value of pre-award audits under the MAS program. Roger Waldron writes why the establishment of the working group is a positive development.
May 01, 2020 -
Each year, tax professionals urge people who are due refunds to file early and electronically. Now there's a new reason to do just that.
April 30, 2020 -
A pandemic manages to produce both terror and boredom.
April 29, 2020 -
Time in grade and in government doesn’t automatically mean you will be able to maintain a reasonable standard of living once you’ve traded your biweekly pay check for a monthly annuity.
April 29, 2020 -
The government needs scalable, secure and powerful analytics technology to make sure resources aren’t lost to fraud, waste or abuse.
April 28, 2020