Federal Employee Resource Center

The death of Alex Jeffrey Pretti in Minneapolis this weekend has shaken many federal employees—not only because of the violence itself, but because of what followed. Mr. Pretti was...

As the week of January 26 begins, the risk of a partial government shutdown has escalated sharply. What began as routine budget brinkmanship has turned into a high-stakes standoff ...

As of the final week before the January 30, 2026 funding deadline, the risk of a partial government shutdown has materially increased. This shift is not driven by abstract budget m...

Minnesota is seeing something rare in modern American life: a general strike. Unlike a single-union walkout or a permitted march, a general strike asks ordinary people to pause dai...

For many federal employees, the word “shutdown” triggers an immediate stress response. This is not abstract politics—it is rent, child care, medical appointments, and the basic abi...

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...

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 displa...

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...

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 wind...

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 ...

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 ...

Federal employees expect policy disagreements. They do not expect official government channels to echo language historically associated with extremist ideologies. Yet recent agency...