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.

 
Schedule F Is Back: What Federal Workers Must Know civil service protection federal employment federal workforce mindfulness schedule f Apr 18, 2025

We’re witnessing a potentially seismic shift in federal employment protections. Axios is reporting that the Trump administration is preparing to reintroduce Schedule F—a controversial policy change th...

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A Public Website that Tracked Tax Dollars Vanished: Why This Matters to Feds budget transparency federal employment federal workforce government accountability mindfulness Apr 15, 2025

A quiet but critical event has unfolded in federal government operations—one that should concern every federal employee. Recently, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) called out the Office of M...

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Is Elon Musk’s Federal Power Unconstitutional? constitutional law executive power federal employment federal workforce job security Feb 14, 2025

A new legal battle is unfolding, one that could change the way executive power operates in America. Fourteen states have filed a lawsuit arguing that Elon Musk’s authority within the so-called Departm...

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