Tom Temin Commentary
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It's an unusual week we're having, book-ended by Monday's celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Friday's inauguration of Donald J.Trump as president.
January 17, 2017 -
Don't rule out the consumer domain as a potential source of enterprise technology. A robotic fish finder holds its own with the Navy's unmanned technology.
January 12, 2017 -
Read Rex Tillerson's financial and ethics reporting forms to get an idea of how wealthy nominees live and how their lives change in order to join an administration.
January 09, 2017 -
New administrations that bring big ideological reversals do spark a higher-than-average level of SES departures.
January 05, 2017 -
New administrations and new Congresses always bring a new tone and zeitgeist to Washington. Maybe we can update the vocabulary or at least find new clichés.
January 03, 2017 -
All in all, the Trump-to-Energy questionnaire presents a daunting and intimidating rasher of information to gather.
December 29, 2016 -
How open or closed will the Trump administration be? How the next president treats the performance dashboards will be instructive.
December 28, 2016 -
Social Security may be a third rail, but it's time for the politicians to step right on it.
December 26, 2016 -
Federal News Radio counts down the top 10 commentaries of 2016 by Federal Drive host Tom Temin.
December 21, 2016 -
With a month to go before the presidential transition, cybersecurity incidents rear up to show what a serious issue it still is.
December 19, 2016 -
Feds have been here before. Bill Clinton cut the federal workforce by approximately 300,000. George W. Bush favored outsourcing as much agency work as possible.
December 14, 2016 -
Long speeches and piecemeal civil service reform mark the waning days of the 114th Congress.
December 12, 2016 -
President-elect Donald Trump's nominations for Defense, Homeland Security and National Security Advisor touch off Washington star wars.
December 08, 2016 -
Day-to-day, USPS is working just fine. But eventually, it's going to need actual people to populate its Board of Governors.
December 06, 2016 -
Feet cold? Put on a hat. If anything, we're entering a golden age for federal HR.
December 01, 2016