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Rethinking performance management: A conversation with personnel expert Tim Curry
08/27/2026Tim Curry shares lessons learned in performance management, from a small Air Force base in Indiana to the agency overseeing the entire federal workforce.
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The replacement gap: Inside the chaos of the Deferred Resignation Program
08/20/2026A new analysis examines how the Trump administration's Deferred Resignation Program weakened federal agencies' capacity and eroded institutional knowledge across government.
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Merit Systems Protection Board 101: Employee removal conditions and protections
08/10/2026Former Merit Systems Protection Board Vice Chairman Ray Limon breaks down the current state of the agency and what federal employees need to know about removal conditions and retaliation protections.
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Merit Systems Protection Board 101: Individual cases, including agency elimination, restructuring, probationary employees and more
07/28/2026Former Merit Systems Protection Board Vice Chairman Ray Limon breaks down the current state of the agency and what federal employees need to know about the appeals process.
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Merit Systems Protection Board 101: Procedures, appeals and documentation
07/14/2026Former Merit Systems Protection Board Vice Chairman Ray Limon breaks down the current state of the agency's reduction-in-force procedures and what federal employees need to know about their appeal rights.
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The Merit Systems Protection Board 101: Processing, authority and independence
06/30/2026In the first of a series, former vice chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board Ray Limon breaks down the current state of the agency's processing, authority and institutional independence.
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Lessons learned from a career in federal employee performance management
06/25/2026Elizabeth Kolmstetter, Ph.D., weighs in on why performance management is part of a broader talent ecosystem.
