Federal Employee Resource Center

Federal employees watching the rollout of Schedule Policy/Career should understand a critical procedural change: the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) has announced it will not...

Federal employees often think of unions primarily in terms of workplace culture, negotiations, or disputes with management. But in the federal sector, union representation does som...

Some federal employees may soon be presented with paperwork acknowledging a change in their employment status to something called Schedule Policy/Career. If that happens, it is imp...

On February 27, 2026, the Internal Revenue Service announced it was terminating its collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU). The age...

As of February 14, 2026, a lapse in appropriations has triggered a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. For Transportation Security Officers and other TSA perso...

Three American service members are dead. The President has publicly described current military action against Iran as a “war.” And many federal employees are asking a question that...

For many GS-9 and above federal employees, the stress does not start with formal discipline. It starts with a ping. A calendar invite labeled “quick call.” A meeting where blame su...

Late at night, the headlines feel louder. Reduction-in-force rumors. Telework rollbacks. Policy shifts. Leadership changes. The mind starts asking: Are they pushing us out? Is my p...

When a supervisor says, “Commuting isn’t our problem,” it can feel like the door just slammed shut. But in federal disability law, the real question is more nuanced. A long or unpl...

Many federal employees recognize the pattern: telework is suddenly “under review,” a vague “quick sync” appears on the calendar, and before the meeting even starts, the body reacts...

If your agency is asking for your “full medical file” to approve telework, pause. Under the Rehabilitation Act (which applies ADA standards to federal employees), agencies are enti...

If a telework accommodation was denied with phrases like “teamwork,” “collaboration,” or “we need you here face-to-face,” pause before accepting that answer as final. Those words m...