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first lady Melania Trump, left, and President Donald Trump, center, remain on stage as Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, right, walk away at the conclusion of the second and final presidential debate Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Halloween, then Election Night: Shut the door and turn out the lights

Yeah, politics are ugly these days. But I think, on the whole, we’re better than our politicians. Since the government is somehow at the center of what…

Federal Report

For many fed-related charities, golf’s on without the banquet

Postponed charitable events are starting to happen. They need support. Just go safely.

Tom Temin Commentary

Mr. President, tear down this tax deferral plan!

The deferral plan won’t save anybody one dollar and will come back to bite people who spend their windfalls

Federal Report

In this April 3, 2020, photo, a man wearing a face mask due to COVID-19 concerns stands outside a check cashing service center in the Brooklyn borough of New York. While millions of U.S. workers have already received a quick relief payment from the federal treasury through direct deposit, millions of others without traditional bank accounts must wait weeks for paper checks. Advocates for the poor say this is an opportunity to get many of those who are unbanked into the formal financial system. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Modernization candidate: Federal payment system

Tom Temin Commentary

If the government is in the habit of sending people money during emergencies, why not do it in time for the height of the need?

Halloween, then Election Night: Shut the door and turn out the lights

Two Black federal employees, two totally different experiences

Schedule F: A sword with two edges

IRS details strategy for replacing its most ancient computer code

It’s getting colder and darker. So lighten up (financially)!

Time for a little human centered design

How to deal with rising employee loneliness

The diversity and inclusion training debate

Pols debate pandemic. Feds do something about it

Federal IT appeals to the kids

Homeland Security IG swims away from this bait

For many fed-related charities, golf’s on without the banquet

Mr. President, tear down this tax deferral plan!

Modernization candidate: Federal payment system

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