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When Agency Decisions Ignore Expertise
Recent accounts from a former senior USAID official describe a familiar pattern: leadership sets the outcome first, then asks career staff to explain how to implement it. For feder...
State Department RIF Limbo: Legal Risks for Feds
A reduction in force (RIF) is supposed to be a defined process with a clear endpoint: notice, separation date, and either termination or rescission. What is unfolding at the State ...
DOGE RIF Tactics: Legal Risks for Federal Employees
Recent deposition testimony from DOGE staff provides one of the clearest factual records yet of how RIF decisions and grant cancellations were executed inside federal agencies. Und...
Supreme Court Decisions Expected Friday: What It Means for You
Today is June 26, 2025, and if youā€™ve been waiting for key Supreme Court rulings affecting your federal employment or broader constitutional rights, tomorrow may bring clarity.
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Protecting Your Federal Career Amid Layoff Concerns
An exclusive Washington Post story has revealed a draft White House document suggesting that massive layoffsā€”ranging from 8% to 50%ā€”may hit various federal agencies. While the docu...
Federal Employees: What You Need to Know About the HHS Layoffs
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has just announced a major reduction in force (RIF), affecting over 10,000 federal employees across critical divisions such as the...
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