Tom Temin Commentary
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After 45 years of going to work, this pup doesn't feel like learning any new tricks.
April 15, 2022 -
The rebuilding ot the Merit Systems Protection Board represents a commitment not only to federal employees but to the law itself.
April 07, 2022 -
A shortcut to the right candidates has been around forever. Agencies just have to start using it.
April 01, 2022 -
A little plain talk from the president won't have any real effect on an already bad Ukraine situation.
March 28, 2022 -
Latest public opinion poll doesn't really break much new ground. But it's good to know public trusts public servants more than the government itself.
March 25, 2022 -
Veterans Affairs and the American Federation of Government Employees more than spar over the recommendations for realigning VA people and facilities
March 18, 2022 -
Administration's plan to pivot to in-office federal employees isn't so clearcut.
March 11, 2022 -
Rule of law is most important when confronted with lawlessness, small or massive.
March 09, 2022 -
The newly seated board has a backlog of cases, but also some aids to help them get through it.
March 04, 2022 -
Certain potential and real casualties of the brutality occurring in Ukraine are not generally known to the public. But they matter a lot to employees of the State Department.
March 01, 2022 -
Invasion prompts all-of-government response, but the effects are personal, too.
February 25, 2022 -
The U.S. isn't quite out of Afghanistan. There's a lot of oversight left to do, which might provide be the biggest lessons learned
February 21, 2022 -
As last Sunday's Super Bowl recedes into old news, I think there's a lesson for federal employees who work far below the political level.
February 18, 2022 -
Inflation, which is a new thing for younger feds, will heat up the debate over federal pay, pay parity and pay raises.
February 11, 2022 -
Just because they can send you email or phone you at all hours day and night doesn't mean you have to answer.
February 04, 2022