BULLETIN– January 28, 2025 As of January 28, 2025, amidst highly perplexing and multiple, often contradictory, communications from both President Trump and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), a “Trump buyout offer” for federal employees has emerged. However, it’s crucial…
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Discontinued Service Retirement (DSR)

Navigating Discontinued Service Retirement Under FERS Federal employees are facing a barrage of attacks and a historically unprecedented threat of mass terminations through involuntary separations. For federal employees covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), unexpected job loss can…
Advice for New Federal Employees
Recently, I shared some advice for new federal employees. This advice was the same counsel I provided to my daughter when she embarked on her federal career. My intention was to establish a baseline of knowledge for her, a new…
Project 2025 Impact
During his presidential campaign, President-Elect Trump claimed he disavowed Project 2025 and “knew nothing” about it. As he rarely remembers how he lied last time, Trump has since reversed course and now admits he knew about Project 2025 and the…
Returning to the Office
As federal employees begin returning to the office or otherwise contend with instructions to do so, it is important they understand implications for decisions in not returning to the office as instructed.
COVID-19 & Termination of Authorized Telework
Significant confusion exists across the federal workforce concerning telework authorized as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.