Tom Temin Commentary
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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 -
Career fair at large state university shows keen interest graduates or soon-to-best have in working for the federal government
September 14, 2023 -
Business whisperers define management as getting things done through others. If you're the manager, that makes two basics incumbent on you. One, can you motivate people. Two, can you identify and hire the right people in the first place.
September 07, 2023 -
As the government moves towards skills-based hiring, apprenticeships make more and more sense
August 24, 2023