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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.

 
New OPM Rule Changes Federal Probation Periods federal employee rights federal employment mindfulness opm guidance probationary period Apr 30, 2025

If you’re a federal employee in your probationary year, a dramatic change just took place—and it could impact your job security overnight. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has issued new guida...

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Probation Just Became Sudden Death: How Mindful Federal Employees Can Protect Their Careers federal employee rights federal employment mindfulness probationary period protecting federal careers Apr 26, 2025

Recent changes out of Washington have dramatically shifted the probationary landscape for federal employees. If your probationary period ends after July 23, 2025, the burden is now on you to affirmati...

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Were You a Probationary Federal Employee Let Go in February? Here’s What You Need to Know. employee rights federal court updates federal employment mindfulness probationary period Apr 22, 2025

If you were one of the many probationary federal employees dismissed this past February, your situation may feel uncertain, disorienting—even unfair. Recent courtroom developments, however, offer a gl...

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Protect Your Federal Career During Probation job security mindful federal employment mindfulness at work probationary period workplace rights Feb 13, 2025

If you’re a probationary federal employee, you may have heard alarming news—some agencies, like the CFPB, have recently terminated all their probationary employees. But here’s the good news: OPM has i...

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