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Will the Supreme Court End Nationwide Injunctions? federal employment mindfulness at work nationwide injunctions rif supreme court Jun 26, 2025

For federal employees anxiously watching legal developments around the nationwide RIF injunctions, today—Thursday, June 26, 2025—could be pivotal. Not necessarily because of a direct ruling on the red...

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What the New OPM Memo Means for Your Federal Career civil service protections federal employment mindfulness at work opm memo 2025 performance improvement plan Jun 25, 2025

On June 17, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued an 18-page directive that quietly rewrites the performance rules for all civil service employees—GS-5s to SES alike. While it may not have m...

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OPM’s Final Rule Just Raised the Stakes for Probationary Feds federal employment federal probation mindfulness at work opm final rule trial period Jun 25, 2025

On June 24, 2025, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued a sweeping final rule: Strengthening Probationary Periods in the Federal Service. This rule scraps the older “silent pass” framework a...

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NIH Ruling Signals Legal Opening for Equity Advocates in Federal Agencies eeo challenges equity in government federal employment mindfulness at work retaliation Jun 24, 2025

A recent federal court ruling found that cuts to the National Institutes of Health’s diversity research were not just bureaucratic missteps—they amounted to “palpable racial discrimination.” For feder...

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Presidential War Powers: Who Really Decides When the U.S. Goes to War? constitutional law executive power federal employment mindfulness at work war powers resolution Jun 24, 2025

As federal employees await the Supreme Court’s decision on the RIF (Reduction in Force) case, another issue of executive power is making waves: the constitutional limits on presidential authority to d...

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Federal Judge Slams NIH Cuts to DEI Research as Discriminatory dei research discrimination law federal employment mindfulness at work nih funding Jun 17, 2025

This week, a federal court issued a powerful ruling that every federal employee should pay attention to—especially those working in policy, healthcare, science, or civil rights. A Reagan-appointed jud...

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Court Blocks Key Parts of DEI Funding Ban constitutional law dei executive order federal employment federal funding mindfulness at work Jun 10, 2025

Late yesterday, a federal district court in California issued a pivotal ruling that directly affects federal employees, contractors, and nonprofits receiving government funding. In a partial but power...

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How the CDC Panel Shakeup Could Set a Dangerous Precedent cdc advisory committee faca federal employment mindfulness at work rfk jr. Jun 10, 2025

Federal employees may be tempted to dismiss the abrupt dismissal of all 17 members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) as a public health story. But the deeper issue is st...

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Supreme Court RIF Case: What Two Bipartisan Briefs Reveal federal employment mindfulness at work mspb appeals rif supreme court case separation of powers Jun 10, 2025

While federal employees await the Supreme Court’s decision on the nationwide RIF injunction, two strikingly aligned amicus briefs have emerged—one from Reagan-Bush era conservatives and another from a...

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Supreme Court Fast-Tracks DOGE Access to Social Security Data federal employment mindfulness at work privacy act shadow docket social security data Jun 09, 2025

On June 6, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a terse, unsigned order allowing the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to access real-time Social Security data. The ruling reversed a lower cou...

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New 5-Day Suitability Rule Could Fast-Track Federal Removals due process rights federal employment mindfulness at work mspb appeals opm suitability rule Jun 09, 2025

A March 2025 OPM memo and a June 3 draft rule introduce a drastic shift: federal employees—even career SES and veterans—can now be declared "unsuitable" and removed within five business days. Unlike t...

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Supreme Court Deadlines May Decide Your Federal Job Security afge v. trump federal employment mindfulness at work rif injunction supreme court Jun 09, 2025

If you're a federal employee nervously refreshing your inbox, you're not alone. Two major injunctions—now before the Supreme Court—could decide whether thousands of Reduction in Force (RIF) actions re...

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