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Starting July 30, 2026, federal agencies will have a new way to remove employees already on the job — one built for screening applicants, not managing an existing workforce. The Of...

Across the Defense Department, some civilian employees are reportedly being told by managers that their union no longer exists. That claim is false — and it matters, because employ...

One year after hundreds of NIH scientists signed the Bethesda Declaration, their follow-up warning is stark: what they described as “chaos” in 2025 has become, in their words, “coo...

For many federal employees with disabilities, telework is not a preference. It is the difference between being able to perform the essential functions of a job and being pushed out...

The Service to America Medals—the “Sammies”—have long been treated as the Oscars of federal service. This year’s 25th annual ceremony carried a quieter message: many federal employ...

When telework is questioned, the greatest risk often is not the policy memo. It is the record being created—quietly—while trying to get through the week.

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When a shutdown or funding lapse looms, many federal employees report the same unsettling pattern: offices acting as if it’s “business as usual,” while managers avoid putting anyth...

VA employees—especially those working in clinics, hospitals, and regional offices—are hearing a familiar phrase again: reorganization. This time, VA leadership has told Congress it...

Black History Month turns 100 this year. It began in 1926 as Negro History Week, created by Dr. Carter G. Woodson to correct a national record that erased Black contributions from ...

Federal employees received an unexpected update late Thursday afternoon: according to the New York Times, Senate Democrats, Senate Republicans, and the White House have reached a f...

Federal employees often hear a familiar refrain: “An employment lawyer is an employment lawyer.” That assumption can be costly. Federal employment law is not a niche add-on to priv...

Federal employees are right to feel uneasy as the end-of-month shutdown deadline approaches. Funding gaps are not abstract events—they land directly on household budgets, stress le...