I remember the first time a cost-of-living adjustment hit my bank account: relief, then… confusion, because somehow everything still cost more. If you work in the federal sphere, you know the dizzying
David P Faulk
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It was nearly midnight when my phone buzzed with a text from a former coworker: “Heard about the pay freeze?” Despite being retired, anxiety surged in
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I'll be honest—navigating the world of federal employment law in 2025 feels a lot like running an obstacle course with new hurdles popping up at every
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Back when I first started working with federal employees, a mentor once told me: 'This job is paperwork and patience. Mostly patience.' It’s 2025, and
I still remember the day I overheard two colleagues at the cafeteria hastily calculating years to retirement—one half-joking, one dead serious. It was
When I first joined the federal workforce, I remember thinking my career (and retirement) would run on rails: steady paychecks, predictable raises, be
Let me tell you a secret: my grandmother used to clip federal benefit articles and tape them to the fridge, warning me that "change comes in waves—som
I’ll never forget the week my father’s annuity paperwork went missing, lost in a maze of slow-motion bureaucracy. It left our family glued to the news
Let me set the stage: it’s late June, the sun is baking down on D.C., and in my inbox, news alerts are pinging faster than I can read them. If you’ve