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Navigating the Storm: What Project 2025 Means for Federal Employees federal employment federal layoffs mindfulness project 2025 schedule f Apr 10, 2025

If you’ve been feeling a sense of unease lately, you’re not alone. Project 2025 is making waves across federal agencies—and many of you are already feeling the tremors. This 900-page plan, spearheaded...

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Protecting Your Federal Career Amid Layoff Concerns federal employment federal layoffs mindfulness at work protect federal career rif procedures Mar 27, 2025

An exclusive Washington Post story has revealed a draft White House document suggesting that massive layoffs—ranging from 8% to 50%—may hit various federal agencies. While the document is preliminary ...

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Pentagon Job Cuts: What Federal Employees Need to Know federal layoffs government workforce pentagon job cuts Mar 20, 2025

The federal workforce is undergoing one of the most significant shake-ups in history. The Department of Defense (DOD) is slashing up to 60,000 civilian jobs, with mass layoffs, hiring freezes, and res...

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The Latest Workforce Cuts Is History Repeating Itself—What You Need to Know federal employment federal layoffs job security mindfulness at work workforce rights Mar 18, 2025

The federal workforce is facing another round of mass job cuts—some of which are already being challenged in court. If this feels familiar, that’s because it is. The battle over federal employment has...

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Judges' Ruling to Reinstate Employees May Shake Up Federal Layoff Plans employee rights federal employment federal layoffs mindfulness at work workforce reduction Mar 14, 2025

The federal workforce just experienced a major shake-up. Two federal judges ruled that thousands of previously fired probationary employees were wrongfully terminated, forcing agencies to reinstate th...

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Top OPM Official Refuses to Testify About Mass Firings federal employment federal layoffs federal workforce rights opm firings probationary employees Mar 12, 2025

A stunning development is shaking up the federal employment world. The acting director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Charles Ezell, has refused to testify under oath about the mass firi...

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Federal Layoffs and Job Instability: How to Protect Yourself employee rights federal employment federal layoffs job security mindfulness at work Feb 16, 2025

If you’re a federal employee, the recent wave of mass layoffs—particularly among probationary employees—might have you feeling uneasy about your job security. News of key nuclear safety workers being ...

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