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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.
If you’ve been feeling a sense of unease lately, you’re not alone. Project 2025 is making waves across federal agencies—and many of you are already feeling the tremors. This 900-page plan, spearheaded...
An exclusive Washington Post story has revealed a draft White House document suggesting that massive layoffs—ranging from 8% to 50%—may hit various federal agencies. While the document is preliminary ...
The federal workforce is undergoing one of the most significant shake-ups in history. The Department of Defense (DOD) is slashing up to 60,000 civilian jobs, with mass layoffs, hiring freezes, and res...
The federal workforce is facing another round of mass job cuts—some of which are already being challenged in court. If this feels familiar, that’s because it is. The battle over federal employment has...
The federal workforce just experienced a major shake-up. Two federal judges ruled that thousands of previously fired probationary employees were wrongfully terminated, forcing agencies to reinstate th...
A stunning development is shaking up the federal employment world. The acting director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Charles Ezell, has refused to testify under oath about the mass firi...
If you’re a federal employee, the recent wave of mass layoffs—particularly among probationary employees—might have you feeling uneasy about your job security. News of key nuclear safety workers being ...
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