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According to new reporting from Federal News Network, nearly one in three federal employees say their workplace was disrupted “to a very large extent” this year—almost three times the national average...
Roughly 4,000 layoff notices went out earlier in the government shutdown, but a recent federal court order has frozen most of them. The injunction—issued by a judge in San Francisco—temporarily halted...
A new internal HHS alert titled “Severance Payment Suspension During Appropriations Lapse” confirms that the agency has suspended all severance payments to former employees while the government remain...
Federal employees are asking the right question: “Are we really getting back pay this time?” The short answer is yes. Under the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 (GEFTA), both furloughed ...
Democrats’ sweep in several governor’s and legislative races this week did more than shift state maps—it changed the math in Washington. President Trump himself summed up the new reality in a post on ...
The Supreme Court heard arguments this week in Learning Resources v. Trump—a case that could reshape how far presidential authority extends in national emergencies. While it centers on tariffs, the un...
For many federal employees, Election Day raises an unexpected question: can you take paid administrative leave to vote? The answer, unfortunately, depends on where you work. Some agencies are granting...
We are now more than a month into the government shutdown. Across the country, federal employees continue holding the nation together even as paychecks stop and fatigue deepens. At airports, lines str...
Some federal employees are being told to keep working during the shutdown but record those hours as leave without pay (LWOP). That directive is not lawful. If you’re required to work, you are “excepte...
When medical conditions make it impossible to meet the core duties of your federal job—even with reasonable accommodation—disability retirement may offer a stable path forward. This benefit provides a...
A growing number of agencies, especially the Department of Defense, are fast-tracking removals by handling “performance” issues under Chapter 75 instead of Chapter 43. Both chapters have always existe...
A newly leaked “Department of War” memo is changing how the Department of Defense handles removals for “unacceptable performance.” It directs supervisors and HR to act with “speed and conviction,” cut...
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