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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.

 
OPM’s Suitability Rule Could Gut Due Process Rights due process federal employment opm rule suitability standards whistleblower protections Jun 04, 2025

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 ...

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Schedule F and Project 2025: What Federal Employees Must Know Now federal employment mindfulness at work project 2025 schedule f whistleblower protections May 05, 2025

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...

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Dellinger Case: A Major Turning Point for Federal Whistleblowers federal employment osc case supreme court whistleblower protections Mar 03, 2025

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...

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The Supreme Court and Federal Whistleblower Protections: What’s at Stake? federal employment federal job rights mindfulness at work supreme court whistleblower protections Feb 17, 2025

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...

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Fired From Federal Job During Probation? Here’s What You Need to Know federal employee rights federal employment federal probation mspb appeals whistleblower protections Feb 16, 2025

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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