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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.
If you’ve felt your heart drop reading the headlines, you're not alone. The State Department is undergoing a major upheaval—132 offices shuttered, over 2,000 employees facing termination by July 1st. ...
Recent news from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has left many federal employees—myself included—troubled. An internal email reportedly announced a new hotline for reporting anti-Christian bia...
Recent developments at the Social Security Administration (SSA) should give every federal employee pause. Acting SSA Commissioner Leland Ick has reportedly ordered the reclassification of entire offic...
In a stunning turn of events, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) attempted to lay off nearly 90% of its workforce overnight—but a federal judge stepped in just in time. On April 11, a cir...
If you're a probationary federal employee who filed a complaint with the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) and recently received a case closure notice, you're not alone—and your concern is valid. In a m...
If you were one of the many probationary federal employees dismissed this past February, your situation may feel uncertain, disorienting—even unfair. Recent courtroom developments, however, offer a gl...
Imagine this: You badge into your VA job, ready for the day—and suddenly, your union protections are gone. No notice, no negotiation, just... vanished. That’s what happened when the VA Secretary invok...
If you’re a federal employee facing pressure to report weekly accomplishments—or “five wins”—you’re not alone. In recent weeks, agencies from the EPA to NIH have been quietly scaling back these expect...
Imagine waking up on a Monday to find your career protections quietly stripped away. That’s the unsettling reality many federal employees now face. Late on a recent Friday, the Office of Personnel Man...
We’re witnessing a potentially seismic shift in federal employment protections. Axios is reporting that the Trump administration is preparing to reintroduce Schedule F—a controversial policy change th...
News of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) abruptly laying off over 1,500 public service employees has sent a shockwave through the federal workforce. These aren't just numbers—they’re li...
One email, a sudden reassignment, or an unexpected drop in your telework status—these may seem small at first, but they could signal a deeper issue: unlawful discrimination or retaliation in the feder...
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