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Fed Managers Shouldn't Distance Themselves from Remote Work
January 31, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted much of the government workforce to a remote work reality over the last few years. Agency officials need to learn how to balance remote work in whatever constitutes

Fixing The Fraud Problem in Government is Going to be a Heavy Lift
January 30, 2023

Most Americans and most elected officials agree that waste, fraud and abuse of government programs are bad things. But, agreement on defining and measuring these common problems does not come as easil

The Debt Limit 'Shouldn't Even be Controversial.' And Yet, It Is.
January 26, 2023

The United States Treasury Department reached the $31.3 trillion debt ceiling last week, prompting the department to implement extraordinary measures to buy more time until a default on the governme

To Mask or Not to Mask? CDC's Mixed Messages During the Pandemic
January 25, 2023

The three years of the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the United States scant public health infrastructure. The federal systems flaws have been on display, with inconsistent guidelines and lawsuits b

How Public Sector Unions Are Adjusting to a Post-Trump World
January 24, 2023

Six years ago, the election of Donald Trump as president sparked a wave of federal employees becoming dues-paying union members. In the years of Trumps presidency, the White House brought forward a p

'There's a Lot of Work to be Done' to Even the Gender Playing Field in Business
January 23, 2023

Another year of the COVID-19 pandemic has come and gone, with a healthy dollop of inflation and economic uncertainty added. Women continue to be affected by the economic atmosphere in the United Sta

Expect Legal Challenges to the Proposed FTC Noncompete Rule
January 20, 2023

Hiring and retaining workers are challenges every organization has to face, but a new proposed rule may further complicate the process. Recently, the Federal Trade Commission as well as some training

The IRS Has More Things to Do and Less Staff to Do Them
January 19, 2023

As its first legislative act in the 118th Congress, the House approved a repeal of $71 billion in IRS funding. Money and staffing for the tax agency have been key points of contention in Congress over

COVID-19 and How the CDC Can Change Before the Next Pandemic
January 18, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrust the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention into the spotlight like it has not been before. The agencys role in messaging, guidance and research has been criticize

From Microfilm to Digital Archives: How NARA Modernizes
January 17, 2023

Modernization has been a keyword for agencies throughout government in the 21st century. Paper records are a big part of the digitization effort, but what if your agencys role is to be a steward of t