The Federal Employee Survival Blog

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.

 
Presidential Impoundment Power Could Upend Federal Agency Budgets budget cuts executive power federal employment impoundment control act mindfulness at work May 16, 2025

Federal employees may be facing a new wave of budget instability—and this time, it's not coming from Congress. The White House is reportedly considering a legal end-run around the Impoundment Control ...

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Legal Insight: Why Failure to Respond to the OPM Email Is NOT a Resignation for Federal Employees executive power federal employment government oversight legal challenges usps independence Feb 23, 2025

Introduction: A Legal Trap for Federal Employees?

Federal employees across the country recently received an email from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) with the subject line “What did yo...

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Trump’s Plan to Take Over USPS Sparks Legal Concerns executive power federal employment government oversight legal challenges usps independence Feb 21, 2025

In a significant move, President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to dissolve the United States Postal Service's (USPS) governing board and integrate the agency into the Commerce Department, effect...

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Is Elon Musk’s Federal Power Unconstitutional? constitutional law executive power federal employment federal workforce job security Feb 14, 2025

A new legal battle is unfolding, one that could change the way executive power operates in America. Fourteen states have filed a lawsuit arguing that Elon Musk’s authority within the so-called Departm...

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