Tom Temin Commentary
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Tom Temin reminds us that technologies never stop developing until they're obsolete.
January 04, 2018 -
The International Revenue Service appears to be ready to solve the final challenge of assembler code.
January 02, 2018 -
A yearend tribute to guests of the Federal Drive.
December 28, 2017 -
Members of Congress don't seem so bad when you meet them individually. So why is the totality of the institution such a disaster?
December 18, 2017 -
The effort to erect a consolidated DHS headquarters has spanned three presidents and five secretaries. So far.
December 13, 2017 -
The Small Business Administration saves hundreds of thousands of dollars in redundant hardware through aggressive cloud adoption.
December 11, 2017 -
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Why would TSA bring extra problems on itself by suppressing information and appearing to protect people whose practices dishonor the people trying to do a good job?
December 04, 2017 -
The COINS Act would ban the production of pennies for 10 years, cease the printing of dollar bills and revive dollar coins to replace them.
November 29, 2017 -
An original Congressional sin sets up a brawl over CFPB.
November 27, 2017 -
Grant and contract spending reported under the DATA Act is practically useless.
November 21, 2017 -
The intelligence community is doing what other organizations do when under siege — they burnish their image.
November 15, 2017 -
The bicycle commuter who flipped off President Trump's motorcade worked as a federal contractor. When she was identified, her boss fired her.
November 09, 2017 -
Federal agencies strive for online service that matches the private sector, but sometimes private-sector service stinks.
November 07, 2017 -
Crystal Philcox, assistant commissioner for operations at the General Services Administration's Technology Transformation Service, is a good example of how federal service can run in families.
November 03, 2017