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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.
A recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report has thrown hard evidence behind what many federal employees have been saying for years: telework isn’t just convenient—it’s a strategic necessity...
This week, the CDC made headlines by recalling approximately 300 occupational health specialists—many of whom were previously swept up in reductions-in-force (RIFs). But what first looked like a welco...
When the gifts are this grand, the legal scrutiny should be, too. A recent scenario raises serious constitutional and ethical questions: what if a foreign government gifted former President Trump a $4...
A recent legal standoff over Agency Reduction in Force (RIF) and Reorganization Plans—called ARRPs—offers a powerful glimpse into the legal chessboard shaping federal careers. Judge Susan Illston has...
Federal employees, especially those at the GS-9 level and above, are staring down a troubling new proposal from House leadership: cuts to retirement benefits masked as budget discipline. But these are...
Federal employees facing a potential layoff under a controversial executive order may have just gained a powerful ally: the U.S. Constitution. On May 9, a federal judge in San Francisco signaled she’s...
The sudden dismissal of Cameron Hamilton, a former Navy SEAL and acting head of FEMA, has shaken Washington—and for good reason. Fired just one day after testifying before Congress that eliminating FE...
Thousands of federal employees at the Department of the Interior—including the National Park Service, USGS, and BLM—are facing sudden uncertainty as the agency prepares to issue Reduction in Force (RI...
Congress is weighing proposals that could significantly impact federal retirement and job security. While none of the changes are law yet, they’ve sparked real anxiety—especially for FERS employees pl...
In a surprising admission of internal breakdown, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) recently handed Workday a sole-source contract to overhaul federal HR systems. No competitive bidding. No...
If you work at the Department of Veterans Affairs—or know someone who does—this week’s developments are hard to ignore. Secretary Doug Collins just confirmed in congressional testimony that the VA's 1...
When 10,000 public-health professionals received pink slips this spring and entire research teams were told to pack up by June, the shock waves ripped far beyond the Department of Health & Human Servi...
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