Tom Temin Commentary
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The so-called "Obamaphone" is back into the news in recent days because of a GAO report on the Federal Communication Commission's Lifeline program.
July 06, 2017 -
It's still possible for a person alive today to have had a grandparent that might have touched the hand of George Washington.
July 03, 2017 -
A clash of cultures, differing views of the law. But one party crossed a line too far.
June 30, 2017 -
The Republic will continue to function if the MSPB lacks board members. But what about fairness and accountability?
June 28, 2017 -
The idea of an Amazon-like market is the latest iteration of a durable idea, namely getting the government to buy commercial items in a commercial way.
June 23, 2017 -
Ethical people don't need a code of ethics, while crooks and cheaters don't care whether you have one.
June 20, 2017 -
Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney promised this clean-out will launch a longer-term plan to develop a more systematic way to eliminate obsolete rules and reports.
June 16, 2017 -
If you want to get an inkling of why the federal budget process takes so long, just watch a typical budget hearing.
June 14, 2017 -
Change is no fun, especially for people in an organization like the Technology Transformation Service.
June 13, 2017 -
One way Congress might improve is if it upgraded the way in which it communicates to the public. Congressional agencies like the Government Accountability Office and the Government Publishing Office have made tangible modernizing strides in recent years.
June 08, 2017 -
Hal Glassman, a career federal employee who worked in public affairs, pushes back against Federal Drive’s Tom Temin’s column about public affairs officers.
June 06, 2017 -
Mike McGill, a long-time former press officer for the General Services Administration, responds to Federal Drive’s Tom Temin’s column highlighting the need for federal press officers to have personal and frequent communications with members of the media.
June 06, 2017 -
Dr. David Shulkin has either made a dramatic and long-overdue change, or he's stomped on a hornet's nest and unleashed furies that'll eat him alive.
June 06, 2017 -
Legions of reporting media that serve niche markets mostly just want a particular program, policy or contract explained.
June 02, 2017 -
Within a decade, probably all of the veterans will be gone and with them misty recollections of those who didn't come home alive.
May 26, 2017