Federal Employee Resource Center

A. Philip Randolph is not always the first name federal employees hear when they learn about civil rights. But his work helped change the relationship between Black workers, federa...

Federal employment is often described as one of the most reliable pathways into the middle class. For many Black families, that became true over time. But it is important not to mi...

Federal employees are taught to trust the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) process as a neutral pathway for resolving discrimination claims. But recent reporting raises a harder ...

A recent federal decision to terminate long-standing Title IX settlements protecting transgender students presents a legally unusual situation. These agreements—some negotiated ove...

Recent reports involving senior military promotions raise a deeper concern that extends beyond any single agency: the erosion of merit-based decision-making. Allegations that promo...

There are moments when public rhetoric attempts to reduce Black federal employees to stereotypes—minimizing generations of service with a single headline or comment. For Black GS e...

Black History Month inside the federal government is more than celebration. It is context. For GS-9 and above employees navigating promotions, discipline, reorganizations, or EEO c...

Federal employees are hearing a new phrase surface in official discourse: that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act is “colorblind.” At first glance, that idea may sound reassuring—fa...

If a VA hospital bans rainbow lanyards or warns employees they can be fired for wearing Pride colors, that’s not just poor optics—it’s likely unlawful. Under Title VII of the Civil...

When a high-level federal official with no scientific training calls diversity “an existential threat to research,” federal employees should take note—not just for what it signals ...

Facing discrimination at work—whether based on race, sex, or retaliation—is already stressful enough. But navigating the federal EEO process alone? That’s where too many strong cas...

If you're a disabled federal employee, you may have noticed an unsettling shift in workplace policies. Many agencies are pushing employees back into offices, making it harder for t...