Tom Temin Commentary
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In reality, snow and other emergencies are never simple affairs. In this case, the OPM declaration plopped into a stew of child care issues and work attitudes bubbling in a soup of uncertainty over permanent telework policy.
January 16, 2024 -
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's hidden surgery and hospitalization set a bad example on several levels
January 11, 2024 -
Former Bureau of Prisons warden says incentive pay at an Illinois facility should be removed and the staff reduced.
January 04, 2024 -
The 40-person Chemical Safety Board concentrated on clearing a stuck backlog of investigation reports, making the country safer and employee satisfaction better.
January 02, 2024 -
That 5% pay raise for GS federal employees comes with a 25 pay cut for one small group of Bureau of Prison employees.
December 28, 2023 -
How come the accomplishments of the Presidential Rank Award winners aren't shouted from the rooftops?
December 21, 2023 -
It's hard to go wrong in picking a FEHBP plan, but with a little homework you can make a good thing better
December 07, 2023 -
Slightly more than a year after he passed, Mike Causey still looms large for Federal News Network and the news we deliver.
November 02, 2023 -
The Board says the pause in the posting of appeals decisions should end next week.
October 26, 2023 -
Overweight and obesity affect military readiness and retention, but it doesn't have to.
October 19, 2023 -
Now two wars, which the U.S. is helping to supply, put the strain on the defense industrial base
October 12, 2023 -
Although expensive, this notebook PC is designed for rugged — really rugged — use
October 11, 2023 -
Continuous vetting for all — that's the goal of OPM under Trusted Workforce 2.0. But the timeline seems ambitious.
October 05, 2023 -
Cynics see a federal government shutdown as a paid vacation for federal employees, at least those forced into furlough. For the most part, you can actually take paid, approved leave during a shutdown.
September 28, 2023 -
Shutdown countdown on your mind? Tired of congressional vilification? You might be thinking of how great a private sector job would be. Think twice. Many civilian public servants and military people do have great post-government careers. But the private sector offers no guarantees either, and a government or military career may not necessarily have prepared you for work outside of government.
September 21, 2023