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Why Federal Employees Should Review Their Performance Plan
Federal employees often focus on the latest policy changes or agency announcements. Yet one of the most consequential documents affecting a federal career may already be sitting qu...
DoD “Voluntary” Border Details: What Civilian Employees Should Document
Defense civilian employees may recently have received a memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth encouraging volunteers for temporary details to the Department of Homeland Security...
Forced Performance Ratings and RIF Risk
Many federal employees assume performance ratings only matter if they fall to the very bottom of the scale. In reality, the bigger risk in a forced distribution system often happen...
IRS Union Contract Termination: The Legal Fight
Federal employees at the IRS and the Bureau of the Fiscal Service recently received alarming news: Treasury announced that the agencies’ collective bargaining agreement with the Na...
Understanding Presidential Authority Over D.C. Police and Guard
Today’s headlines about federal control of law enforcement in Washington, D.C., can feel alarming—but the legal framework is more limited than some coverage suggests. The President...
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