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.

 
Shutdown Update: 4 Days from the January 30 Deadline dhs funding federal employees federal pay and benefits government shutdown mindfulness at work Jan 27, 2026

As the January 30 funding deadline approaches, federal employees are entering what can fairly be called the danger zone. With only days left on the calendar, Congress remains locked in a stalemate tha...

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Shutdown Risk Drops After 397–28 House Vote congressional funding federal employment federal pay and benefits government shutdown mindfulness at work Jan 09, 2026

Federal employees who lived through the last shutdown remember the strain vividly: delayed paychecks, frozen plans, and the constant question of when—or whether—Congress would act. Against that backdr...

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