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When Yesterday’s Assignment Becomes Today’s Allegation
Federal employees are being placed in an impossible position: work that was assigned, required, or encouraged under one administration may now be treated as suspicious under anothe...
Alleged DEI “Purges” and What Fell v. Trump Means for Federal Employees
A new class action, Fell v. Trump, alleges something no federal employee should take lightly: that the administration directed agencies to identify, isolate, and remove anyone link...
Erasing Slavery From National Parks: Why History Matters
In 1863, a photograph known as The Scourged Back stunned the nation. It showed Peter Gordon, an enslaved man who had escaped in Louisiana, with his back deeply scarred from years o...
OPM Cancels 2025 FEVS: What Federal Employees Need to Know
For years, the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS) has been the government’s tool to measure morale, engagement, and inclusion across agencies. But after months of delay, OPM ...
How DEI Protects Merit and Strengthens Federal Agencies
You may have heard some people say that Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs are just “reverse discrimination.” But that belief doesn’t hold up under legal or practical ...
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