Tom Temin Commentary

Draft rumors aside, here’s a few real facts about the Selective Service System.

The Census Bureau pays enumerators less so for the work than for where they do the work.

IRS now has a patent on a technology it won’t use to solve a crucial problem.

Credibility with the public originates with employees trusting one another.

Anything affecting people and their careers — the stories never stop coming.

He thanks feds and lets them know, by golly, he got them a raise.

Federal employees were given the day of Christmas Eve off this year—and they absolutely deserve it.

The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program is moving fast but in a transparent manner.

Try getting employees on board before yanking an agency 1,000 or 2,000 miles away.

Amazon protest stalls at the narrow bandwidth of the court filing system

Seemingly runaway federal spending could use today’s equivalent of inflation-slayer Paul Volcker.

Launching a new aircraft carrier is more than floating a big ship.

Watchdog ponders overwhelming amount of fake online reviews.

Nixon and Obama also waded into tense and controversial cases of military misconduct