Tom Temin Commentary
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Two federal executives exemplify the power of passion in how they approach their jobs.
March 30, 2023 -
Banned on federal devices, is TikTok even safe to use on personal devices of federal employees?
March 23, 2023 -
Veterans Affairs doesn't dare let its venerable VistA health records system fade away and leave doctors with nothing.
March 21, 2023 -
Federal employees like the idea of a solid pay boost, but some are skeptical of its chances, or what it will deliver it it does get passed.
March 02, 2023 -
Community resilience programs exist in several agencies. An incident shows how important they are.
February 27, 2023 -
Congress may yet upend an enduring wrinkle in Social Security benefits, a disparity long resented by certain federal employees and public servants at the state and local levels.
February 23, 2023 -
That 8.7% pay raise proposal might help you keep up with inflation, but it doesn't get at the big federal pay questions.
February 16, 2023 -
It's 2023, and at least the Interior Department, thousands of employees use floppy-disk era passwords.
February 13, 2023 -
Here is why agencies can't settle on a post-pandemic telework policy, and likely won't.
February 09, 2023 -
Withdrawals, loan repayments, navigating the web site — TSP accounts management is still a challenge
February 02, 2023 -
The NOTAM messaging system that grounded all U.S. flights cries out for modernization.
January 31, 2023 -
My inbound mail is bringing a lot of reactions to TSP web site issues and the telework question.
January 26, 2023 -
It's happening slowly, but telework policy and real estate needs are starting to gel.
January 19, 2023 -
IRS phone operators bear the brunt of taxpayer ire. But phone staff didn't create the problem everyone lives with.
January 18, 2023 -
Goodies keep surfacing in the nearly 4,000-page National Defense Authorization Act.
January 12, 2023