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There are moments when public rhetoric attempts to reduce Black federal employees to stereotypes—minimizing generations of service with a single headline or comment. For Black GS e...
Roughly 1.4 million federal employees have now missed a full paycheck. About half are furloughed; the rest are “excepted,” required to work without pay. The strain isn’t theoretica...
Yesterday’s Supreme Court move has many federal employees on edge. Let’s be clear: the Court did not approve mass firings. Instead, it lifted an injunction that paused certain Redu...
If you're a federal employee feeling anxious about your job security—especially when it comes to unfair discipline or performance-based actions—you are not alone. The reality is th...
Losing your federal job during probation can feel sudden, unfair, and even unlawful. Many employees assume they have no rights, but that’s not always true. Some terminations violat...
If you’re a federal employee in your probationary period, you may have heard about agencies terminating workers under alleged performance issues. But what if those terminations are...
If you’ve requested a reasonable accommodation as a federal employee, you might assume your agency will process it promptly. Unfortunately, delays are all too common—and they can e...
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