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The 'New Normal' of Morale at Agencies
Recently, a prominent good government group released its first batch of rankings stemming from its analysis of the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey. The Partnership For Public Service found that some
How IRS Plans to Hire Thousands of Employees
Last August, Congress enacted the Inflation Reduction Act, which included billions of dollars for IRS modernization. Last week, the tax agency released Internal Revenue Service Inflation Reduction Ac
Americans' Changing Views of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The years of the COVID-19 pandemic have taken their toll on American institutions, including the public health infrastructure tasked with dealing with the pandemic. The media and information ecosystem
Job Programs Help Communities During Tight Labor Markets
It seems almost too obvious to say, but inadequate employment levels play a huge role in poverty levels of communities. In a time of staggeringly disparate economic indicators in the pandemic-era Unit
Military Readiness, the Pentagon and DEI Programs
Governmentwide DEI efforts have faced a fair amount of criticism and such programs at the Defense Department are no different. Critics of DEI often using the term "woke" have most recently tied it
Fixing Veterans' Preference Can Fix Federal Hiring
Nearly anyone who has dealt with it agrees that the federal hiring process is broken. Years of court fights, legislative fixes and special interests have produced a hiring system that frustrates hirin
Paying Your Taxes Is Complicated. Here's Why.
Americans have to fill out various forms and enlist accountants or software like TurboTax or H&R Block. The time tax as that Americans spend on doing taxes is an administrative burden in and of i
TikTok, Security and Government Devices
Since its introduction to the American market five years ago, concerns about video sharing app TikTok have been constant. The spotlight on massively popular mobile application has culminated in TikTok
Improved Flexibility and Cooperation Are Among the 2023 Government Trends
The world is changing rapidly, with government having to face new crises with different and more innovative solutions. COVID-19 has changed the work landscape and the ways that Americans relate to wor
There Are Ways to Improve the System of Classifying Documents
As with many things in the federal government the systems by which documents are classified could use some tweaks. Modernizing the classification is overdue, from the overclassification problem to the