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.

 
Protecting Your Federal Career Amid Layoff Concerns federal employment federal layoffs mindfulness at work protect federal career rif procedures Mar 27, 2025

An exclusive Washington Post story has revealed a draft White House document suggesting that massive layoffs—ranging from 8% to 50%—may hit various federal agencies. While the document is preliminary ...

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Federal Employees: What You Need to Know About the HHS Layoffs employee rights federal employment hhs layoffs protect federal career rif procedures Mar 27, 2025

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 CDC, FDA, NIH, and ...

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