Tom Temin Commentary
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If someone is going to be unqualified for a job for a criminal past, why should hiring entities wait until down the line and waste everybody’s time?
May 03, 2016 -
More agencies need to become alert to when there's a shift in the market, technology, or best practice that requires a shift in approach.
May 02, 2016 -
DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson nixed a new color-code system. It's a case of where doing nothing proved superior to the do-something-do-anything mentality.
April 28, 2016 -
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