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.

 
Proposed Pension Cuts Would Slash Federal Pay and Delay Public Services congressional budget cuts federal employment fers retirement mindfulness at work pension reform May 12, 2025

Federal employees, especially those at the GS-9 level and above, are staring down a troubling new proposal from House leadership: cuts to retirement benefits masked as budget discipline. But these are...

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What Federal Benefit Cuts Could Mean for Your Pension and Job Rights federal employment fers mindfulness at work mspb appeals pension reform May 08, 2025

Congress is weighing proposals that could significantly impact federal retirement and job security. While none of the changes are law yet, they’ve sparked real anxiety—especially for FERS employees pl...

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House Bill Threatens Federal Pensions and Due Process due process federal employment federal retirement mspb appeals pension reform May 01, 2025

Late last night, a House committee advanced legislation that could drastically change the financial future of federal employees. The bill—pitched as a $50 billion cost-cutting measure—proposes several...

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