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A Mindful Community for Federal Employees careerprotection fed strong community federalemployeeresources federalemployment legalsupport mindfulness Apr 03, 2025

If you've been feeling isolated or overwhelmed in your federal job—whether it's due to disciplinary threats, a confusing probationary period, or agency-wide changes—you are not alone. We’ve heard from...

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No Reasonable Expectation of Privacy: A Reminder to Federal Employees careerprotection federalemployment governmentjobs mindfulness workplaceprivacy Apr 01, 2025

If you’ve logged into your government computer recently and noticed a stark privacy warning, you’re not alone. USDA employees saw it this week—and similar policies exist across nearly every federal ag...

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Can a President Strip Union Rights? NTEU Pushes Back With a Lawsuit employeeprotections federalemployment mindfulness unionrights workplacewellness Apr 01, 2025

Imagine this: one day you have collective bargaining rights, and the next, they’re gone—stripped away with the stroke of a presidential pen. That’s not fiction. It’s the stark reality unfolding for hu...

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Why Scientists Are Leaving—and Why It Matters careerprotection federalemployment mindfulness publicservice scientificworkforce Mar 31, 2025

A recent Nature poll suggests a staggering 75% of America’s top scientists are considering leaving the country. While online polls have their limitations, this figure raises a deeper concern: highly t...

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Is FEMA Being Eliminated? What Federal Employees Need to Know careerprotection emergencymanagement federalemployment fema mindfulness Mar 25, 2025

A surprising statement from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has federal employees buzzing: “We’re going to eliminate FEMA.” Whether this signals a real plan or political posturing, it raises u...

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When Oversight Is Denied: Mindfulness Amid Constitutional Chaos constitutional law federal employment mindfulness state secrets doctrine workplace stability Mar 25, 2025

A constitutional alarm bell is ringing. In a recent and extraordinary legal standoff, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has refused to comply with a federal judge’s order—even declining to share critica...

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Probationary Employees, Due Process, and the Power of MSPB dueprocess federalemployment mindfulness mspb probationaryemployees Mar 25, 2025

In a case that has sent ripples through the federal workforce, the Trump administration recently asked the Supreme Court to block a ruling requiring the rehiring of 16,000 federal workers—most of them...

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A Government That Serves the People, Not Just the Powerful democracy protection federal employment government workforce mindfulness public service Feb 17, 2025

Today, as we reflect on President’s Day, let’s remember what the founders of our democracy truly believed in—a government that serves the people, not just one person. George Washington could have rule...

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