Tom Temin Commentary
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The deferral plan won't save anybody one dollar and will come back to bite people who spend their windfalls
September 11, 2020 -
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?
September 08, 2020 -
You'd think CBP and ICE would welcome stronger oversight of controversial seizures and forfeitures.
September 02, 2020 -
Emergency funding is no substitute for a real Postal reform plan
August 25, 2020 -
Great civil servants have patience and a long-term view
August 21, 2020 -
Can we all agree, mass telework and virtual meetings and the rest of it, are getting old?
August 14, 2020 -
The first cohort of provisionally approved cybersecurity assessors starts training August 31st.
August 11, 2020 -
Even if it doesn't violate the Hatch Act, politics at the office is a bad idea.
August 06, 2020 -
Less than a year after becoming secretary, Lonnie Bunch had to shutter the Smithsonian.
August 05, 2020 -
As telework gets old, leadership needs to remember the whole employee. That's why some agencies are taking steps for the care and feeding of their employees' psyches as this wears on.
July 31, 2020 -
There is symbolism in the march of the man's remains up a long seat of steep stairs.
July 28, 2020 -
These women in federal executive positions are moving the status quo in a big way.
July 24, 2020 -
Improper payments to prisoners and the deceased amounted to 0.04% of CARES Act dollars.
July 23, 2020 -
FAR Council took too long to get out new rules on acquisition of Chinese telecommunication products - one of the most critical rules in years.
July 20, 2020 -
Why failing to recognize this year's outstanding federal executives is a mistake.
July 17, 2020