How a Potential Government Shutdown Could Impact Federal Employees
Should federal employees be worried about the impacts of a possible government shutdown? Maybe. Congress is currently at an impasse over what is called a “budget continuing…
What OPM’s Suitability Changes Mean for Federal Employees—The Basics
June 2025, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposed big changes to suitability policies and procedures. Suitability has been a metric for evaluating prospective federal…
Security Clearance for Federal Contractors vs. Federal Employees: Key Differences in the DOD
Overview of the Security Clearance Process in the DOD In the Department of Defense (DOD), there is little difference in the process of obtaining a security clearance for…
What Rescheduling of Marijuana Could Mean for Federal Employees
President Donald J. Trump’s Administration has recently indicated it may reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule III drug in the near future. Does that mean…
Do I Even HAVE a Discrimination Claim? What Federal Employees Need to Know About Informal EEO Complaints
Help! I Think My Agency Discriminated against Me, but I Have NO IDEA WHAT I AM DOING Okay, okay! First things first. Take a deep breath in… and repeat after me: Federal law…
My Agency Discriminated against Me, and I Have NO IDEA How to Write and File an EEO Complaint!
One of the hardest steps for federal employees can be making the decision to start the process of submitting an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) complaint. If you’re still…
Can You Appeal a Revoked Security Clearance After a Job Loss?
You lost your job, and then you lost your security clearance. What next? Losing a security clearance can derail a federal career, especially if that clearance is revoked after…
Affirmative Action & the Trump Administration: What is the EEO Policy for Federal Contractor Employees?
The second Trump Administration has made sweeping changes to the federal employment landscape. On January 21, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14173, AKA “Ending…
Department of Labor EEO Updates: What Federal Contractor Employees Need to Know
Even before the Supreme Court’s July 2025 stay enabled largescale reductions in force (RIFs) to proceed, federal employees have been adjusting to reorganizations, restructuring,…
EEO Protections for People with Disabilities: Are Federal Employees Still Protected?
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) turned 35 this summer. Although the ADA specifically excludes the federal government from its definition of an employer, this provision…