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On April 24, every member of the National Science Board (NSB) was abruptly removed via a brief email from the Presidential Personnel Office. No transition plan. No explanation. Jus...
Federal employees are often asked to reconcile two competing narratives: what agency leadership reports to Congress and what unfolds inside the workplace. The IRS’s recent “home ru...
Democrats have introduced the FAIR Act proposing a 4.1% federal pay raise for 2027—3.1% across-the-board plus an average 1% locality adjustment. Whether it ultimately passes remain...
If you work in the federal government right now, the headlines can feel destabilizing. One day your agency is supposedly being “dismantled.” The next, your job is “moving.” And no ...
If someone has ever been responsible for planning a Black History Month event at work, the pattern is familiar. The group emails. The speaker outreach. The scramble to make somethi...
A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on federal telework is already circulating inside the Social Security Administration (SSA), and it deserves close attention from...
Federal employees are trained to think in systems, not slogans. That is why a striking number deserves careful attention: since July, federal judges have ruled at least 2,300 times...
After weeks of uncertainty, there’s a cautious sense of hope. The latest political signals suggest that the government shutdown—now one of the most disruptive in recent memory—coul...
Next week, hundreds of generals, admirals, and senior enlisted advisors have been ordered to gather at Quantico for an unusual in-person session with the Secretary of Defense. Whil...
Some agencies that once charged ahead with mass reductions in force (RIFs) are now quietly tapping the brakes. Officially, they’re citing early retirements and voluntary departures...
We’re witnessing a potentially seismic shift in federal employment protections. Axios is reporting that the Trump administration is preparing to reintroduce Schedule F—a controvers...
A quiet but critical event has unfolded in federal government operations—one that should concern every federal employee. Recently, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) called...
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