Tom Temin Commentary
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Apple's revenues fell 13 percent in its latest reporting quarter as sales of iPhones dropped 16 percent. But fundamentally Apple at the moment is lacking the next killer product or the next big thing.
April 27, 2016 -
Agencies need data of all types and sources available for applications they might not have yet thought of. This year's email mandate is only the beginning.
April 26, 2016 -
The life and actions of Harriet Tubman send a clean, laser-like message to us straight from the 19th century. Let the presses roll.
April 22, 2016 -
In the great cosmic government calculator, a corporal willing to put him- or herself in harm's way to defend an ideal gets paid $24,000 plus room and board.
April 21, 2016 -
Strategic sourcing for office supplies has worked out about as well as an unplugged electric pencil sharpener. Why saw the sawdust?
April 20, 2016 -
The "MyAgency" model tries to personalize federal offerings that are in reality offered on a mass scale.
April 19, 2016 -
On LinkedIn, the endless river "people you may know" presents an astonishing cross-section of one's life.
April 15, 2016 -
If this search tool OPM wants eventually takes off, you might as well go to a clearance hearing naked. You won't have much else to hide anyhow.
April 14, 2016 -
Mixing up cause and effect or finding effect when there's no cause, this way of thinking is particularly reckless for federal agencies.
April 12, 2016 -
Not all cybersecurity threats come via email. But because email targets people, it's most likely to do damage now that network perimeter controls have improved so much.
April 12, 2016 -
Applicants, especially students, want jobs they're excited about and will enjoy doing, and they want to be nicely compensated for it. Well, duh.
April 11, 2016 -
It's also the sort of case illustrating how data analysis can prove a hunch or turn something up altogether new.
April 07, 2016 -
In a marathon, you're done in three or four hours. The Best Ranger runs from 6 a.m. on a Friday morning until sometime around 4 or 5 Sunday afternoon. No rest or sleep
April 06, 2016 -
The step forward now for the federal government is integrating the experiences people have whether they "visit" online or in person, or maybe on the telephone. Corporations have struggled here.
April 05, 2016 -
Air traffic controllers: When you can see what's really going on aloft, you think, whatever we're paying those people, it's not enough.
April 01, 2016