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.
OPM has proposed a major rule change that would allow agencies to remove current federal employees under the same "suitability" standards originally designed for applicants. Historically, suitability ...
On his first day back in office, President Trump reinstated “Schedule Policy/Career,” the new name for Schedule F, re-classifying roughly 50,000 positions—about 2 percent of the civilian workforce—int...
A significant legal battle is unfolding that could impact every federal employee, especially those relying on whistleblower protections. The case of Hampton Dellinger, the head of the Office of Specia...
A major legal battle is unfolding that could directly impact the independence of federal agencies and the rights of federal employees. The Supreme Court is reviewing the sudden removal of Hampton Dell...
Losing your federal job during probation can feel like the end of the road, but it’s important to know that limited rights do not mean no rights. If you’ve been fired, you may still have legal options...
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