Tom Temin Commentary
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An exchange over a tiny NIST program takes one budget debate out of the purely political realm.
April 10, 2019 -
As turmoil hits the DHS appointee ranks, it's a perfect time for the Senior Executive Service to shine.
April 08, 2019 -
The key word in artificial intelligence is "artificial." It needs people to work right.
April 05, 2019 -
One can easily keep up with news stories, things that actually happen. But a break from the incessant and shrill commentary — avoiding that — means vacation. But, news will find you.
April 01, 2019 -
The federal employment question forms a knot that remains difficult to untie.
March 21, 2019 -
The 2020 president's budget request keeps federal IT spending in 2020 about level with 2019. And the Analytical Perspectives on the budget released Monday indicate all is not well.
March 19, 2019 -
A hair-raising report to Navy Secretary Richard Spencer was leaked, and it presents a grim picture of America's cybersecurity threat.
March 13, 2019 -
Members of Congress may be rude, but the Government Accountability Office, the federal oversight agency, sticks to the facts.
March 11, 2019 -
How the heck does owning a legal stock raise questions about someone's trustworthiness?
March 06, 2019 -
A creeping incompetence in handling the government seems to be overtaking Congress. Case in point? What's going on with the MSPB.
March 04, 2019 -
The "women inventor rate" is rising but it's still mysteriously low, a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office study found.
February 28, 2019 -
Innovation of federal IT springs up all over the government, including the IRS' most recent move to provide more wireless options.
February 26, 2019 -
Pentagon decides to go ahead with another conflict of interest study. That can't be good.
February 22, 2019 -
The National Academies' annual awards underscore women's contributions to research science, including three female feds.
February 20, 2019 -
The military press obtained what the Navy wanted to remain hidden. But should the big report, put together by a rear admiral, have been kept secret?
February 18, 2019