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An overview of the federal civil service

The Trump administration has made major changes for employees in all three categories of the federal civil service: the Competitive Service the Excepted Service the Senior...
September 17, 2025
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Supreme Court okays federal RIF plans

On July 8, 2025, the Supreme Court issued a decision allowing federal agencies to proceed with reduction-in-force (RIF) plans.  In Trump v. American Federation of...
July 23, 2025
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The Washington Post quotes Alan Lescht on federal RIFs

The Washington Post quoted Managing Shareholder Alan Lescht in an article about the Supreme Court’s recent decision regarding federal RIFs (reductions in force).  The article,...
July 16, 2025
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Schedule F and Other Changes for Federal Employees

Federal workers nervously anticipate massive changes in President-elect Donald Trump’s second term.  In October 2020, Trump signed an executive order creating Schedule F.  Schedule F is...
December 4, 2024
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