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What the inflation reduction act has in store for climate policy.
September 22, 2022

The Biden Administration and Congress have pledged to combat the rapidly worsening climate crisis. The inflation reduction act was passed into law with plenty of provisions all over it that address en

Preparing For the Midterm Elections at the Election Assistance Commission
September 21, 2022

The national midterm elections are fast approaching, with candidates campaigning for offices across the United States. The Election Assistance Commission, the federal elections clearinghouse, turns 20

Is Another Shutdown on the Horizon?
September 20, 2022

Once again, Congress is negotiating a short-term funding bill as the risk of a government shutdown looms. The Oct. 1 deadline is in less than two weeks, but lawmakers say that they have settled on a c

How Confident Are Women in Their Retirement Plans?
September 19, 2022

The Employee Benefit Research Institute’s 2022 Retirement Confidence Survey found unmarried women workers and retirees have lower retirement confidence than their married counterparts and are more lik

Protecting the Professional Civil Service
September 16, 2022

The professional civil service are the ones consistent and reliable application of the law and regulations throughout the federal government. Political interference – particularly through personnel ru

Why Aren't Public Servants Taking Vacations?
September 15, 2022

According to new research from Eagle Hill Consulting, . Expenses topped the reasons given for eschewing vacation time, with self-imposed pressure coming next.  Frank Konkel is the Executive Editor of

Agencies' Office Space Plans Going Forward
September 14, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the ways that we look at office space. While many organizations have brought office workers back to physical locations, telework has become a fact of life for most of

How to Handle – or Mishandle – Classified Documents
September 13, 2022

Ever since an Aug. 8 search warrant was exercised on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence, the federal government’s classification process has been elevated into the national conversat

The State of The Economy and Inflation
September 11, 2022

The American public has gotten a crash course in inflation over the last two years, but there are still a lot of questions about the state of the American economy. Inflation affects people’s wallets,

Getting Things Done in a Bureaucracy
September 09, 2022

Federal employees know the word “bureaucracy” is often seen as derogatory in the popular imagination. It’s not about systems or rules, but rather a synonym for byzantine regulations that show no benef