Federal Employee Resource Center

As the January 30 funding deadline approaches, the question facing federal employees has shifted. The issue is no longer whether a shutdown will occur, but how wide it will be—and ...

A federal judge has allowed a significant Privacy Act lawsuit to move forward, and for former HHS employees impacted by last year’s Reduction in Force (RIF), that decision matters....

Federal employees have been asking a practical question after yesterday’s Supreme Court argument: does this case actually matter to everyday federal job protections? The short answ...

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 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 often hear a familiar refrain: “An employment lawyer is an employment lawyer.” That assumption can be costly. Federal employment law is not a niche add-on to priv...

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 Off...

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 explanat...

For many federal employees, the probationary period already feels precarious. Limited appeal rights. High discretion. Quiet pressure to “keep your head down.” A newly proposed rule...

Federal employees often rely on social media for timely updates about workplace rules, discipline risks, and changes that affect job security. But platforms are unpredictable. Impo...

Federal employees are increasingly being told a stark message: the President signed an executive order, so your bargaining rights are gone. When that message comes from agency lead...

Federal employees woke up on January 7, 2026, to something deeply unsettling: an official government webpage describing January 6, 2021, in ways that conflict with the established ...