Tom Temin Commentary
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We all try to write and publish what you need and like to read about.
December 28, 2018 -
The parties settle in for siege rather than work 'round the clock.
December 24, 2018 -
There's little effect on the public so far, but that will change the longer this partial government shutdown goes on.
December 22, 2018 -
Presidential Rank Awards represent what we hope is the norm for federal service.
December 14, 2018 -
The Justice Department's Bureau of Prisons operates with a complex stew of issues affecting prisoners and guards alike.
December 11, 2018 -
Task Force offers both new and old ideas for fixing the cash-poor Postal Service.
December 06, 2018 -
Now higher on the intellectual property theft food chain are industrial products and integrated circuits, which can weaken national security.
December 05, 2018 -
AI research aims not just for brain-like intelligence but also the brain's low power requirements.
November 29, 2018 -
Why does the Department of Veterans Affairs need Apple for mobile electronic health record, and why should Apple get a prescription cut?
November 27, 2018 -
Use the Combined Federal Campaign's Green (or Giving) Tuesday as an antidote to the consumerism of Cyber Monday and Black Friday.
November 26, 2018 -
The Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace has 51 nations' signatures, but not that of the United States.
November 13, 2018 -
Several recent episodes show the government still has a way to go in whistleblower equity.
November 09, 2018 -
Down the end of a narrow, wooded road, on a sparsely populated peninsula, little-known feds help sharpen the tooth for U.S. warfighters
November 06, 2018 -
Smart phones keep getting significantly more expensive, but enough people feel, what choice do I have? We need them in order to communicate.
November 01, 2018 -
OTA isn't new, weird or abused. But contractors, federal buyers and Congress need to keep it focused.
October 30, 2018