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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.
When 10,000 public-health professionals received pink slips this spring and entire research teams were told to pack up by June, the shock waves ripped far beyond the Department of Health & Human Servi...
On his first day back in office, President Trump reinstated “Schedule Policy/Career,” the new name for Schedule F, re-classifying roughly 50,000 positions—about 2 percent of the civilian workforce—int...
The ground beneath federal employees is shifting fast. In just three months we’ve seen an OPM initiative that could convert 50,000 positions—including 10,000 at SSA—into “at-will” status, White House ...
A federal judge in the Southern District of Texas just issued a ruling that’s making legal waves—and not for the reason you might expect. Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr., appointed by Donald Trump in 201...
Yesterday, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals delivered a major ruling with implications for every federal employee and retiree. By a narrow 9–6 vote, the court upheld Judge Hollander’s injunction, t...
For many, May 1st—Law Day—passes unnoticed. But in 2025, it lands at a moment of constitutional reckoning that no federal employee can afford to ignore. This year, Law Day isn’t just symbolic. It’s a ...
Late last night, a House committee advanced legislation that could drastically change the financial future of federal employees. The bill—pitched as a $50 billion cost-cutting measure—proposes several...
The federal workplace can feel uncertain, especially now. If you've been affected by recent reductions in force (RIFs), or fear you might be, you’re certainly not alone. Recent developments—including ...
If you’re a federal employee in your probationary year, a dramatic change just took place—and it could impact your job security overnight. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has issued new guida...
If you've been keeping up with recent developments, you know the Hatch Act landscape can shift quickly. On April 25, 2025, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) issued new guidance affecting federa...
Recent reports have surfaced indicating increased scrutiny and monitoring of federal employees' office attendance and remote work habits. According to CBS News, a leaked memo from the previous adminis...
Imagine relaxing on a Sunday evening, only to receive a text at 9:00 PM demanding you report to your duty station Monday morning—or risk losing your leave. This is not hypothetical. It's the reality s...
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