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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.
In a stunning turn of events, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) attempted to lay off nearly 90% of its workforce overnight—but a federal judge stepped in just in time. On April 11, a cir...
Imagine this: You badge into your VA job, ready for the day—and suddenly, your union protections are gone. No notice, no negotiation, just... vanished. That’s what happened when the VA Secretary invok...
One email, a sudden reassignment, or an unexpected drop in your telework status—these may seem small at first, but they could signal a deeper issue: unlawful discrimination or retaliation in the feder...
A critical update is unfolding that every federal employee should be aware of. Recently, The Federal News Network obtained drafts of the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) proposed regulations—and...
In a groundbreaking decision, a federal judge has ruled that thousands of federal employees who were previously fired must be reinstated. This ruling is a major win for federal workers who were termin...
A critical legal update just unfolded for federal employees: a judge has denied a temporary restraining order (TRO) that would have blocked Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)...
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