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Cut through the jargon and get the clarity you need to stay a step ahead of agency politics. Each article unpacks new policy shifts, court rulings, and workplace trends, then turns them into actionable tactics—so you can head off discipline, invoke EEO or whistleblower protections with confidence, and keep your documentation airtight. We also archive our most popular social-media explainer threads here, giving you the same insights followed by more than 150,000 people online even if you never scroll on those sites. Read, prepare, and keep your federal career firmly in your control.

 
DHS Secretary Wants Loyalty Purge?! Know Your Rights, Federal Employees dhs discipline federal employment merit system principles mindfulness at work prohibited personnel practices Jul 04, 2025

Yesterday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem reportedly asked her advisors how to “fire people who don’t like us.” For federal employees, this isn’t just an eyebrow-raising political moment. It ...

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Why Blue Collar Federal Workers Face a Hidden 2025 Pay Freeze blue collar federal workers dod pay freeze federal employment law federal wage system mindfulness at work Jul 04, 2025

As federal employees head into the holiday weekend, a quiet crisis is unfolding for over 60,000 blue collar colleagues. Shipyard welders, VA HVAC techs, and park patrol trailblazers—those keeping subm...

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Court Double Freezes Layoffs at Certain Parts of HHS federal employment federal layoffs hhs rif mindfulness at work mspb appeals Jul 02, 2025

Federal employees across the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) received unexpected news this week. A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction halting planned reductions in force (RIFs...

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Supreme Court Ruling Protects Federal Task Forces administrative law federal employment mindfulness at work rif supreme court Jul 01, 2025

Last week, while many federal employees waited anxiously for the Supreme Court’s decision on the nationwide RIF freeze, the Court quietly handed down a ruling with enormous implications for how our go...

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Senate Reconciliation Bill Spares Federal Pay and Pensions federal employment federal pensions mindfulness at work reconciliation bill union rights Jun 30, 2025

Federal employees woke up to rare good news this Monday. The Senate released its latest text for the giant reconciliation bill – and nearly every proposed cut to your pay, pension, and union rights ha...

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Trump v. Casa Ruling: Initial Takes federal employment mindfulness at work rif lawsuits supreme court universal injunctions Jun 27, 2025

The Supreme Court issued a significant decision in Trump v. Casa last week, holding that district courts cannot issue universal injunctions blocking federal policies nationwide unless Congress clearly...

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Proposed Pension Hike Could Slash Federal Employee Paychecks federal benefits cuts federal employment fers pension mindfulness at work senate legislation Jun 27, 2025

Federal employees may soon face a staggering increase in pension contributions. According to draft legislative text reported by Politico, Senate Republicans are considering raising pension deductions ...

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Supreme Court RIF Decision: Tools for Federal Employees Facing Uncertainty federal employment federal layoff rights mindfulness at work mspb appeals rif supreme court decision Jun 27, 2025

The Supreme Court is expected to rule on whether nationwide injunctions blocking reductions in force (RIFs) will remain or fall. This means within hours, you may learn your position is protected – or ...

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Supreme Court Decisions Expected Friday: What It Means for You federal employment legal updates mindfulness at work rif procedures supreme court decisions Jun 26, 2025

Today is June 26, 2025, and if you’ve been waiting for key Supreme Court rulings affecting your federal employment or broader constitutional rights, tomorrow may bring clarity.

This morning, the Cour...

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Will the Supreme Court End Nationwide Injunctions? federal employment mindfulness at work nationwide injunctions rif supreme court Jun 26, 2025

For federal employees anxiously watching legal developments around the nationwide RIF injunctions, today—Thursday, June 26, 2025—could be pivotal. Not necessarily because of a direct ruling on the red...

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What the New OPM Memo Means for Your Federal Career civil service protections federal employment mindfulness at work opm memo 2025 performance improvement plan Jun 25, 2025

On June 17, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued an 18-page directive that quietly rewrites the performance rules for all civil service employees—GS-5s to SES alike. While it may not have m...

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OPM’s Final Rule Just Raised the Stakes for Probationary Feds federal employment federal probation mindfulness at work opm final rule trial period Jun 25, 2025

On June 24, 2025, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued a sweeping final rule: Strengthening Probationary Periods in the Federal Service. This rule scraps the older “silent pass” framework a...

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