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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.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick recently criticized the DOGE initiative’s approach under Elon Musk: focusing on firing people instead of fixing inefficiencies. The promise was massive savings—up to ...
Every week, federal employees write me with the same anxious question: is the civil service dead? With headlines about RIFs, hiring freezes, and reorganization schemes, it’s easy to feel that way. But...
Last Friday, the President abruptly fired Dr. Erika McEntarfer, the Senate-confirmed Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), just hours after the release of an underwhelming jobs report....
On July 29, the Office of Personnel Management quietly released guidance that could reshape the federal civil service overnight. The memo explains how agencies can begin using a new employment categor...
A new survey shows what many of us already feel: 95% of federal employees are experiencing rising anxiety, depression, or insomnia in 2025. For those of you showing up to work despite chaos from above...
On June 17, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued an 18-page directive that quietly rewrites the performance rules for all civil service employees—GS-5s to SES alike. While it may not have m...
Buried in the latest Senate reconciliation bill is a proposal that could profoundly alter the federal civil service. The Reorganizing Government Act of 2025 would revive executive powers not seen sinc...
Black federal workers—especially those in HR, EEO, DEI, and civil rights compliance roles—are being pushed out at an alarming rate. If you're paying attention, you know this isn't just happenstance. T...
Congress quietly removed a proposed 4.4% salary contribution hike from its budget package—potentially saving federal employees billions over the next decade. But before you breathe too easy, five othe...
If your federal job involves influencing policy—through writing, advising, or analyzing—you could be on the verge of losing your civil service protections. A newly proposed rule by the Office of Perso...
In March, an executive order from the White House attempted something extraordinary: it ordered three entire federal agencies—the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Federal Mediation and Co...
There’s a Supreme Court showdown unfolding that every federal employee should be paying attention to. It centers on the case Trump v. Wilcox, and it may dramatically reshape how independent federal ag...
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