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Needed, But Not Named: When a Federal Detail Ends After Your Identity Goes Public
Losing a federal detail after your identity becomes public is not a personnel technicality β it can be sex discrimination under Title VII, and federal employees are covered. The qu...
DoD's New EEO Pilots: What Defense Employees Should Know Before They File
The Department of Defense EEO complaint process is changing, and Defense civilian employees should understand what is moving before they file. On August 17, 2026, Federal News Netw...
The Labor Department Wants AI to Triage Disability Accommodation Requests
A reasonable accommodation request should be answered by a person who understands your job and your limitations. At the Department of Labor, nearly a thousand employees are waiting...
OPM Wants Your FEHB Medical Claims: What the New CRS Report Says
OPMβs request for FEHB medical claims data would place health information for more than eight million federal employees, retirees, and family members in the hands of the agency tha...
State Department Screens GS-13s for Schedule Policy/Career: What the Questionnaire Means
If a Schedule Policy/Career questionnaire has landed in your State Department inbox, it is not a survey β it is the front end of a legal determination about your job. Government Ex...
A Federal Court Vacated the Army Dining Waiver. Here's Why It Matters to Your Case.
Federal employees have a real stake in a court ruling about blind vendors and Army dining halls, even though almost none of them will ever run a cafeteria. The reason has nothing t...
GAO Audited DOGE's Ethics Paperwork. Most of It Could Not Be Verified.
Every federal employee knows the annual routine: ethics training, records management training, and β for many positions β a financial disclosure form with a certification block som...
Ninety Seconds Before Your First Meeting: A Monday Reset for Federal Employees
Federal employees are heading into another Monday where the news found them before they were fully awake. This is a 90-second reset you can do at your desk, in your car, or in the ...
The Senate Passed a Funding Patch 90-6. Why October 1 Is Not Safe Yet.
The Senate passed a continuing resolution 90-6 early Saturday morning, funding the government through December 11 β but a shutdown on October 1 is not off the table yet. The bill s...
A Federal Judge Blocked the VA From Ending Its AFGE Contract β Again
A federal judge has blocked the VA from ending its union contract with the American Federation of Government Employees β the third time this year the same court has stopped the sam...
Under Investigation as a Federal Employee? What to Do First
If you are a federal employee under investigation, the most damaging mistake is usually not the wrong decision. It is the decision you never made because you waited too long. That ...
An Off-Duty LinkedIn Post and Immediate Administrative Leave: The Speech Rules Federal Employees Should Know
Off-duty social media posts can cost federal employees more than they expect. A director at the General Services Administration posted his opinion about a federal hiring rule on hi...
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