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Hybrid Work in Government is Here to Stay
July 26, 2022

In-office work and telework are often seen as a zero-sum game, but hybrid work can make offices, including in the federal government, more flexible. In a new report titled Cisco surveyed public secto

How to Plan For Your Retirement
July 25, 2022

Federal employees have to make a lot of important choices while working in order to have a successful and pleasant retirement. No matter where they work or how old they are, feds know that a lot of de

Will the Vaccine Mandate Discipline Ever Start?
July 21, 2022

Last year, President Joe Bides mandated federal workers to be fully vaccinated or request a medical or religious exemption by late november, but the deadline was pushed back, both by court injunctions

The Feds' Monkeypox Response Strategy
July 20, 2022

Monkeypox is a disease that surfaces periodically, . The world is still mired in new COVID-19 variants, causing thousands of cases, so another public health emergency is certainly not welcome. The Bid

USGS is Fighting the 'Blood Diamond' Trade
July 19, 2022

The term “blood diamonds” entered the popular lexicon in the past few decades, to be replaced somewhat by “blood minerals” or “conflict minerals.” In short, many armed groups and conflicts are finance

The G Fund is Now the Biggest Core TSP Fund
July 18, 2022

The G Fund is now the biggest amongst the five core Thrift Saving Funds funds. The fund has more than $200 billion invested in it. That’s a big deal, but what does that mean for TSP investors? Dallen

The Pendulum Shifts Toward Workers
July 15, 2022

The last few years have seen a new labor and management environment wherein organizations and workers are navigating a changing power dynamic. In some instances, workers have wielded more agency. Orga

The Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Decreased Autonomy for Tribes
July 14, 2022

In a decision last month, the Supreme Court ruled that state governments have the authority to prosecute certain cases on tribal lands. As with many of the decisions this term, the ruling was not with

Using Technology to Hire the Best Talent to the Public Sector
July 13, 2022

Public service is an attractive career path because of its stability, especially against the backdrop of a volatile economic situation in the United States. But, hiring has been an issue for the feder

Despite the Supreme Court, the EPA Can Still Do Its Job
July 12, 2022

  After the Supreme Court's West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency decision, former agency leaders and public management experts have lamented the potential chilling effects on regulatory ag