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.

 
What the Supreme Court’s Trump v. AFGE Order Means for Federal Employees federal employment law federal rif mindfulness at work supreme court trump v. afge Jul 09, 2025

Federal employees woke up yesterday to urgent news: the Supreme Court lifted the injunction blocking agency Reduction in Force (RIF) plans. Here’s what you need to know to protect your job, your peace...

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Federal Hiring Freeze Extended: What Feds Need to Know federal employment law federal hiring freeze merit hiring plan mindfulness at work opm waivers Jul 08, 2025

On July 7th, President Trump issued a memorandum extending the federal civilian hiring freeze until October 15, 2025. For GS-9 and above employees navigating an already shifting workplace, here’s what...

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Why Blue Collar Federal Workers Face a Hidden 2025 Pay Freeze blue collar federal workers dod pay freeze federal employment law federal wage system mindfulness at work Jul 04, 2025

As federal employees head into the holiday weekend, a quiet crisis is unfolding for over 60,000 blue collar colleagues. Shipyard welders, VA HVAC techs, and park patrol trailblazers—those keeping subm...

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Federal Probationary Employees: OPM Walks Back Directive—What Now? federal employee rights federal employment law mspb appeal opm policy probationary termination Mar 04, 2025

If you're a probationary federal employee—or know someone who is—pay close attention. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has just issued a new memo clarifying that agencies, not OPM, have discre...

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Protecting Your Federal Career: Telework & Reasonable Accommodations federal employee rights federal employment law reasonable accommodations telework policies workplace protections Mar 03, 2025

As agencies push aggressive return-to-office policies, federal employees requesting telework as a reasonable accommodation are facing an uphill battle. Many agencies are making critical mistakes—mista...

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Protect Your Federal Career: Avoiding AWOL & Disciplinary Mistakes awol defense federal employee rights federal employment law return to office workplace discipline Feb 20, 2025

With return-to-work mandates rolling out, agencies are cracking down on telework. Many federal employees who have been working remotely for years now face strict orders to return to the office. If mis...

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