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Forest Service VERA and VSIP: What Feds Should Know
The Forest Service has reportedly put VERA and VSIP on the table for some employees as the agency moves hundreds of jobs to Salt Lake City. For Forest Service employees, this may f...
Federal Science RIFs and Employee Rights
When a federal science agency loses experienced employees, the public often hears the issue framed as “savings.” But the deeper question is whether the country is losing the instit...
DOGE Whistleblower Retaliation and Federal Rights
Dan Berulis, an IT staffer at the National Labor Relations Board, reportedly raised serious concerns that DOGE had accessed agency systems and moved sensitive data out. The agency ...
Black Federal Workers and Civil Service Stability
For many Black federal employees, recent layoffs and anti-DEI actions are not just policy developments. They feel like a warning sign about whether one of the country’s most reliab...
Military Promotions and Merit Principles
For federal employees watching the military’s senior ranks, the recent reporting on blocked officer promotions deserves careful attention. According to the transcript’s account of ...
State Department RIFs and Diplomat Rights
NBC News, citing the American Foreign Service Association, reports that roughly 2,000 career diplomats have been laid off or pushed into retirement in the past year, not including ...
New FEHB Family Verification Rules for Feds
Federal employees who carry a spouse or child on their health insurance should pay close attention to a new OPM rule expanding family member eligibility verification under the Fede...
Pentagon Civilian Cuts and Readiness Risks
When the Department of Defense cuts civilian jobs, the impact is not limited to payroll. Civilian employees support medical readiness, logistics, acquisition, cybersecurity, instal...
Federal NDAs and the Suitability Setup
Federal employees are right to pay attention to OPM’s proposed governmentwide nondisclosure agreement. But the most important takeaway is this: the NDA is not currently in force, a...
Pentagon Civilian Cuts and Readiness Risks
When the Department of Defense cuts civilian jobs, the impact is not limited to payroll. Civilian employees support medical readiness, logistics, acquisition, cybersecurity, instal...
Supreme Court MSPB Ruling: What Feds Should Know
Federal employees who face discipline, demotion, removal, or other covered personnel actions usually cannot bypass the civil service system and go straight to federal district cour...
NSF Accommodation Revocation Risks for Federal Employees
Federal employees with disabilities should not be forced to lose an accommodation before an agency decides whether it is still needed. Recent reporting from AFGE Local 3403, the un...
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