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Top Officials Leaked Sensitive Info—Here's How You Can Avoid This Risk career protection classified information federal records compliance Mar 26, 2025

Recent news about high-ranking officials mishandling sensitive national security information through private messaging apps like Signal should serve as a powerful reminder to all federal employees. Wh...

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Can a President Really Shut Down a Federal Agency? agency closures career protection separation of powers Mar 24, 2025

News of President Trump’s recent order to close the Department of Education has sent waves of confusion and concern across the federal workforce. If you're a federal employee—even if you don’t work at...

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OPM’s “Five Things” Directive: What Should Federal Employees Do? career protection federal employee rights federal employment opm policy workplace mindfulness Mar 11, 2025

If you've been keeping up with the latest federal workplace developments, you may have noticed a wave of uncertainty surrounding OPM’s new directive: the so-called “Five Things” email. Employees acros...

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Federal RIFs: What You Need to Know and How to Protect Yourself career protection federal employee rights federal employment mindfulness at work reduction in force Feb 27, 2025

A major shift may be coming for federal employees. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) have issued a new memo outlining a two-phase plan for workforc...

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