Classification Appeals: Fixing Misgraded or Undervalued Federal Positions
When Your Work Outgrows Your Grade Across the federal government, [...]
Security Clearances and “Sensitive” Positions: The Overlap Between Clearance Law and Employment Law
When Your Job Depends on Trust — and Your Future [...]
Federal Contractor Debarments: How to Respond and Protect Your Business
For federal contractors, debarment is the ultimate business threat. It [...]
Federal Employee Debarments: How to Respond When Your Agency Accuses You of Misconduct
Few moments in a federal employee’s career are more alarming [...]
Within-Grade Increases and Step Denials: What to Do When Pay Raises Are Blocked
For most federal employees, a within-grade increase (WGI) — also [...]
The New OPM Performance Management Standards: What They Mean for Federal Employees
The federal performance appraisal system just changed in a major [...]
Federal Employee Performance Appraisals: Challenging Unfair or Retaliatory Ratings
Few things are more demoralizing to a federal employee than [...]
Merit System Principles: The Foundation of Fairness in Federal Employment
For every federal employee, the phrase “career service” carries a [...]
Prohibited Personnel Practices: What Every Federal Employee Needs to Know
If you’ve been targeted, passed over, or retaliated against in [...]
Clean Record Settlement Agreements for Federal Employees: What You Need to Know
Few things feel more final than a federal removal, suspension, [...]