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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.
Federal employees received a notable reality check this week: a presidential return-to-office memo does not automatically override negotiated union contracts. In a significant arbitration decision, th...
When an agency tells employees to grab a PIV card and laptop and report to another department’s building, it is easy to dismiss it as an inconvenience. But what is unfolding at the Department of Educa...
Recent court filings by the Department of Justice revealed a deeply unsettling concession: individuals associated with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) may have accessed and misu...
In 2025, hundreds of thousands of federal employees were pushed out of government service. At a one-year press briefing, the President celebrated those cuts and claimed that displaced workers quickly ...
Federal employees are asking a question that feels alarming but understandable in the current climate: Can a president cancel the midterm elections? Often bundled with that fear is a second layer of a...
As the January 30 funding deadline approaches, many federal employees are feeling a familiar mix of tension and uncertainty. That reaction is not overblown. This is the narrow window when shutdowns ar...
Federal employees are hearing the phrase “good government” a lot lately—but a new report suggests the reality inside agencies looks far less reassuring. The Partnership for Public Service has released...
Federal employees are trained to understand authority, hierarchy, and risk. They also understand that government power—especially armed power—must be exercised within strict legal and ethical boundari...
Federal employees expect policy disagreements. They do not expect official government channels to echo language historically associated with extremist ideologies. Yet recent agency social media posts ...
For Transportation Security Officers and other TSA bargaining-unit employees, a recent federal court order delivered a rare moment of clarity—and accountability. A judge found that TSA leadership “pla...
Federal employees often hear a familiar refrain: “An employment lawyer is an employment lawyer.” That assumption can be costly. Federal employment law is not a niche add-on to private-sector practice—...
When federal agents execute a search warrant at a reporter’s home, it is not just a media ethics issue. For federal employees, it is a risk signal. A recent search of Washington Post reporter Hannah N...
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