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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 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...
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...
The Department of Health and Human Services has officially rescinded every Reduction in Force (RIF) notice issued to employees at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). For...
Federal employees are once again caught in the middle of a high-stakes legal fight over collective bargaining—and this one reaches far beyond any single agency or union. This week, the American Federa...
Federal employees often accept public scrutiny as part of public service. What most do not accept—and should not have to—is becoming personally exposed in moments of political outrage. Recent reportin...
For many federal employees, the word “shutdown” triggers a familiar mix of anxiety and fatigue. Even when leaders say the risk is low, lived experience teaches that things can change quickly in the fi...
Federal employees are accustomed to hearing talk of “shrinking government,” but new data shows what that phrase actually looked like in practice. According to recently released Office of Personnel Man...
Federal employees are trained to respect precision—especially when words trigger legal consequences. That is why recent events in Minneapolis deserve close attention, not only as a civil liberties iss...
For many federal employees, last year’s wave of reductions in force (RIFs) and reorganizations felt abrupt and opaque. Decisions appeared to come from nowhere, with little explanation about why certai...
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