# News, Information, & Discussion for Federal Employees A vital, independent hub for US federal employees to navigate the bureaucracy, protect our careers, and support one another. We share critical insights, analyze breaking policy, and stand together with a collective voice. Content must be related to US Federal Employees, Federal Employment, US Military, or Federal Contracting & Contractors. Federal news and information related to employment, hiring, human resources, etc. This community is not associated with the US Federal Government. Page: Feed: --- ## [Dozens of Trees Quietly Toppled in D.C. Without Court Approval Ahead of Trump’s New Golf Course Makeover: Report](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1w1vast/dozens_of_trees_quietly_toppled_in_dc_without/) _2026-08-29 · /u/JustMyOpinionz_ The Trump administration did not release any design plans, construction schedule or budget for the golf course by the time the trees were cut, The Washington Post reported submitted by /u/JustMyOpinionz \[link\] \[comments\] ## [Upcoming closure of agricultural research center troubles Maryland officials - Maryland Matters](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1w1v9dr/upcoming_closure_of_agricultural_research_center/) _2026-08-29 · /u/WinterExisting5076_ submitted by /u/WinterExisting5076 \[link\] \[comments\] ## [A County Line Can Change a Federal Salary by $39,391](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1w1us4f/a_county_line_can_change_a_federal_salary_by_39391/) _2026-08-29 · /u/SamdechEuv_ submitted by /u/SamdechEuv \[link\] \[comments\] ## [Partisan operative offered Zeldin records on EPA federal employees](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1w1smxm/partisan_operative_offered_zeldin_records_on_epa/) _2026-08-29 · /u/Kindly-Age-1434_ submitted by /u/Kindly-Age-1434 \[link\] \[comments\] ## [‘Inept, incompetent, craven’: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent struggles](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1w1shyy/inept_incompetent_craven_treasury_secretary_scott/) _2026-08-29 · /u/Kindly-Age-1434_ submitted by /u/Kindly-Age-1434 \[link\] \[comments\] ## [The VA Left 584 HUD-VASH Case-Manager Jobs Unfilled. Most Nonreferrals Had No Recorded Reason.](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1w1r3qi/the_va_left_584_hudvash_casemanager_jobs_unfilled/) _2026-08-29 · /u/ushaque_ submitted by /u/ushaque \[link\] \[comments\] ## [Lowering the Bar? FBI Drops Hiring Ban on Applicants Who Paid for Prostitutes Amid Staff Shortages](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1w1qm3f/lowering_the_bar_fbi_drops_hiring_ban_on/) _2026-08-29 · /u/luisgochoco_ submitted by /u/luisgochoco \[link\] \[comments\] ## [Federal employment reinstatement](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1w1qj99/federal_employment_reinstatement/) _2026-08-29 · /u/EJsherlock81_ Does anybody have any experience with reinstatements or perhaps know anybody that I could get in contact with that does? Specifically around the backpay act and use of LWOP. submitted by /u/EJsherlock81 \[link\] \[comments\] ## [Mice, a Caved-In Ceiling, and Cloudy Water: The GSA’s New Office Is Falling Apart](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1w1mene/mice_a_cavedin_ceiling_and_cloudy_water_the_gsas/) _2026-08-29 · /u/Full-Needleworker664_ Has anyone been impacted by the air quality - two days and I am already coughing….. https://www.wired.com/story/mice-a-caved-in-ceiling-and-cloudy-water-the-gsas-new-office-is-falling-apart/ submitted by /u/Full-Needleworker664 \[link\] \[comments\] ## [August 29, 2026 - r/fednews Daily Discussion Thread](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1w1ju5t/august_29_2026_rfednews_daily_discussion_thread/) _2026-08-29 · /u/AutoModerator_ Have anything you want to talk about that doesn't quite warrant its own thread or currently being discussed in a megathread? Post it here! In an effort to effectively manage the amount of information being posted, please keep anything speculative or considered repetitive within this discussion thread. submitted by /u/AutoModerator \[link\] \[comments\] ## [Hire AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/tHzPwIP9YAHS) _2026-08-29 · **Sponsored**_ Browse public gigs, message candidates, and run video interviews — free to start. ## [FBI no longer treating an applicant’s experience with prostitution as automatic bar against hiring](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1w1ajv6/fbi_no_longer_treating_an_applicants_experience/) _2026-08-29 · /u/GhostDogJef_ The FBI is dropping a categorical hiring ban on applicants who have had sexual encounters with prostitutes and will instead consider in a more holistic manner at least some candidates who have engaged in the practice in the past, according to people familiar with the matter. submitted by /u/GhostDogJef \[link\] \[comments\] ## [Just attended Trump's speech at Johnson Space Center](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1w0z090/just_attended_trumps_speech_at_johnson_space/) _2026-08-28 · /u/electric\_monk42_ I guess I'd hoped that, in person, there might be some charm or charisma that doesn't come across on television. Or that by watching an entire speech, in person, there'd be some positive element that I missed watching short clips. Nope. He's terrible. Rambled off script. Spoke badly of his predecessors. Made a poorly-considered joke while talking about a dead woman. He's old and self-possessed and… ## [Mice, a Caved-In Ceiling, and Cloudy Water: The GSA’s New Office Is Falling Apart](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1w0wpf1/mice_a_cavedin_ceiling_and_cloudy_water_the_gsas/) _2026-08-28 · /u/wiredmagazine_ submitted by /u/wiredmagazine \[link\] \[comments\] ## [Judge rules the Pentagon’s supply chain risk label for Anthropic unlawful](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1w0wgrr/judge_rules_the_pentagons_supply_chain_risk_label/) _2026-08-28 · /u/wds1_ submitted by /u/wds1 \[link\] \[comments\] ## [For those of you who work in finance/budget, what does your September 30 typically look like? In my agency, I've heard it's common for a designated contacting officer, attorney, and budget analyst to all be working right up until midnight Eastern time.](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1w0ve8s/for_those_of_you_who_work_in_financebudget_what/) _2026-08-28 · /u/Big-Island4727_ They're apparently told in advance who they'll be, so it's not like they're on call at home. Their duty day is just scheduled late in the day for any last minute things that need to be on contract before the funds expire at the absolute end of the fiscal year. Is that common in your agency? submitted by /u/Big-Island4727 \[link\] \[comments\] ## [Stop the EEOC’s Proposed Rule That Removes Neutral Oversight From Federal EEO Complaints](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1w0v0mt/stop_the_eeocs_proposed_rule_that_removes_neutral/) _2026-08-28 · /u/Big\_Sentence\_7255_ The EEOC has proposed a rule that removes neutral oversight from federal EEO complaints and gives agencies more control over investigations — even when those agencies are the ones accused of discrimination. This affects every federal employee nationwide. If you care about fairness, accountability, and due‑process rights, please read and sign my petition. Sign my Petition for Change! submitted by… ## [No 2027 Federal Pay Raise: Alternative Pay Plan With Civilian Pay Freeze Issued](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1w0t7qx/no_2027_federal_pay_raise_alternative_pay_plan/) _2026-08-28 · /u/Kindly-Age-1434_ submitted by /u/Kindly-Age-1434 \[link\] \[comments\] ## [Trump’s war on Iran is rapidly draining US navy budget, documents and interviews reveal](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1w0rc8k/trumps_war_on_iran_is_rapidly_draining_us_navy/) _2026-08-28 · /u/Inevitable\_Service62_ submitted by /u/Inevitable\_Service62 \[link\] \[comments\] ## [Trump’s Quietly Working to Give Part of Yosemite to a Private Developer](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1w0r71o/trumps_quietly_working_to_give_part_of_yosemite/) _2026-08-28 · /u/Inevitable\_Service62_ submitted by /u/Inevitable\_Service62 \[link\] \[comments\] ## [Federal Bargaining-Unit Coverage Fell by 579,903. Most of That Was Not Job Loss.](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1w0r6d1/federal_bargainingunit_coverage_fell_by_579903/) _2026-08-28 · /u/ushaque_ In January 2025, federal personnel records counted 1,294,304 employees in positions represented by bargaining units. By May 2026, that count was 714,401. submitted by /u/ushaque \[link\] \[comments\] ## [From any door to your door (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/FOfhddqnepTe) _2026-08-28 · **Sponsored**_ Book rides, errands, deliveries, groceries and home help in one app ## [GS Pay Raise: Zero. Law Enforcement and Military Pay Raise: Money!](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1w0qcq9/gs_pay_raise_zero_law_enforcement_and_military/) _2026-08-28 · /u/fednope_ GS Civilians: Zero. Law Enforcement: 3.8 percent. Military: 7 percent (E1-E5); 6 percent (E6-O3); 5 percent (O4 and up); 3.8 percent (uniformed service members that don't serve in the armed forces). submitted by /u/fednope \[link\] \[comments\] ## [US Navy member told to apply for workers compensation after accusing captain of rape](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1w00k7j/us_navy_member_told_to_apply_for_workers/) _2026-08-27 · /u/TheMirrorUS_ submitted by /u/TheMirrorUS \[link\] \[comments\] ## [Exclusive: RFK Jr. testified that Samoa trip had nothing to do with vaccines. New documents refute that](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1vzy34m/exclusive_rfk_jr_testified_that_samoa_trip_had/) _2026-08-27 · /u/DegreeDubs_ submitted by /u/DegreeDubs \[link\] \[comments\] ## [USCIS Recruiting Rebounded 153%. Immigration Services Officer Postings Rose by Three.](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1vzxvnh/uscis_recruiting_rebounded_153_immigration/) _2026-08-27 · /u/ushaque_ “U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services opened 453 job announcements from Jan. 1 through April 9, 2026. That was 153% more than the 179 announcements it opened during the same stretch of 2025.” submitted by /u/ushaque \[link\] \[comments\] ## [Stay or Go - 20 yr vs. 30 yr](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1vzxslc/stay_or_go_20_yr_vs_30_yr/) _2026-08-27 · /u/AdMuch4601_ I will make this easy. I will hit my 20 this year (47). I see everyone saying that the reason to stay to 30, other than more money 💰 is the FEHP benefit. I am a disabled Vet with healthcare through the VA. My spouse got Breast Cancer at 31 and I don’t expect them to live past 70. What is the “real” benefit to staying 20 vs. 30 other than money? 🤔 I think I can make more money doing… ## [FAA leaves air traffic controller raises in limbo amid mounting strain on system](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1vzuehz/faa_leaves_air_traffic_controller_raises_in_limbo/) _2026-08-27 · /u/SystemOkayATC_ submitted by /u/SystemOkayATC \[link\] \[comments\] ## [OPM wants to woo young workers but some things on SM can't be unseen](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1vzs81n/opm_wants_to_woo_young_workers_but_some_things_on/) _2026-08-27 · /u/WhereztheBleepnLight_ It's almost comical that they are trying to appeal to young people on social media by using fictional movies because what they are trying to sell is also fiction. A promising career from an employer who wants to help employees grow and has its employees best interest at heart is certainly not what they have conveyed to the public from their actions since agent orange came back to power. Maybe… ## [Federal civilian employee pay raise indicator?](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1vzs2wo/federal_civilian_employee_pay_raise_indicator/) _2026-08-27 · /u/Kindly-Age-1434_ submitted by /u/Kindly-Age-1434 \[link\] \[comments\] ## [August 27, 2026 - r/fednews Daily Discussion Thread](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1vzr0zf/august_27_2026_rfednews_daily_discussion_thread/) _2026-08-27 · /u/AutoModerator_ Have anything you want to talk about that doesn't quite warrant its own thread or currently being discussed in a megathread? Post it here! In an effort to effectively manage the amount of information being posted, please keep anything speculative or considered repetitive within this discussion thread. submitted by /u/AutoModerator \[link\] \[comments\] ## [Do you work with ORSAs in your Command or teams?](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1vzielr/do_you_work_with_orsas_in_your_command_or_teams/) _2026-08-27 · /u/flyingcostanza_ Curious for anyone with experience working ORSAs in their teams, how many are they? What kinds of projects do they work on, or, don't? Specifically anyone in DoW, how are they integrated or incorporated into other projects? Work valued? Do you see 50 or just 1 or 2? submitted by /u/flyingcostanza \[link\] \[comments\] ## [Web Coding With AI, Live (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/XY6TJN8xwdJB) _2026-08-27 · **Sponsored**_ Collaborative screen sharing with simultaneous remote control, open source. ## [FedRAMP Director Pete Waterman reinstated at GSA after weeks of leave](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1vzdsm5/fedramp_director_pete_waterman_reinstated_at_gsa/) _2026-08-26 · /u/CatfishEnchiladas_ Pete Waterman will be back to work at the General Services Administration this week, the FedRAMP director told FedScoop, returning to his role after being placed on administrative leave due to comments he made about the federal government’s veterans’ hiring preference. submitted by /u/CatfishEnchiladas \[link\] \[comments\] ## [House GOP leaders eye quick vote on Senate-passed stopgap](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1vz1v6h/house_gop_leaders_eye_quick_vote_on_senatepassed/) _2026-08-26 · /u/Jakedrake5_ “House GOP leaders are aiming to put a Senate-passed stopgap spending bill on the floor early next week, in the first days back in session after a five-week recess, according to three people granted anonymity to disclose private discussions. The continuing resolution would reset the Sept. 30 appropriations deadline for Dec. 11, after the midterm elections.” submitted by /u/Jakedrake5 \[link\]… ## [DOD civilian mypay Les is available on what day?](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1vz146p/dod_civilian_mypay_les_is_available_on_what_day/) _2026-08-26 · /u/Glittering\_Memory\_60_ I am needing a copy of my civilian LES for my home loan. I got an email stating that it was available but when I log into MYPAY I don’t have access to my civilian mypay account. It does not populate. This will be my first DOD civilian check so I don’t know if that has anything to do with it. submitted by /u/Glittering\_Memory\_60 \[link\] \[comments\] ## [New position, to take or not to take](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1vyyw9s/new_position_to_take_or_not_to_take/) _2026-08-26 · /u/kcmochiefsfsn_ Is anyone worried taking a new position? I have been offered a higher position but am worried about being a probationary employee during this admin. Is this an unnecessary fear? submitted by /u/kcmochiefsfsn \[link\] \[comments\] ## [Question about NAF to GS employment with DoD](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1vyw479/question_about_naf_to_gs_employment_with_dod/) _2026-08-26 · /u/wittlewittydragon_ Hey all! I’ve been employed as a NAF employee for about 2.5 years now. My position has been converted from a NAF billet to GS and as such, I’ve moved over to the GS world, officially this week. My question is, do I need to complete another one year of probation? My supervisor just provided me my SF50 which indicates I am in a one year probationary status, again. I’m doing some research on this and… ## [August 26, 2026 - r/fednews Daily Discussion Thread](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1vyu4zg/august_26_2026_rfednews_daily_discussion_thread/) _2026-08-26 · /u/AutoModerator_ Have anything you want to talk about that doesn't quite warrant its own thread or currently being discussed in a megathread? Post it here! In an effort to effectively manage the amount of information being posted, please keep anything speculative or considered repetitive within this discussion thread. submitted by /u/AutoModerator \[link\] \[comments\] ## [Before Hegseth fired him, top general was advised to drop Kid Rock probe](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1vyu31i/before_hegseth_fired_him_top_general_was_advised/) _2026-08-26 · /u/wds1_ submitted by /u/wds1 \[link\] \[comments\] ## [We’re About to Learn How DOGE Helped DHS Get Taxpayer Data](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1vyt8nh/were_about_to_learn_how_doge_helped_dhs_get/) _2026-08-26 · /u/Kindly-Age-1434_ submitted by /u/Kindly-Age-1434 \[link\] \[comments\] ## [USDA Plans to Move 2,600 Washington Positions. Its 2019 Relocation Lost More Than Half the Staff.](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1vyt6rx/usda_plans_to_move_2600_washington_positions_its/) _2026-08-26 · /u/ushaque_ “USDA's current plan calls for moving approximately 2,600 positions out of the National Capital Region. That is almost five times the 547 positions the department planned to relocate when it sent most of the Economic Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to Kansas City in 2019.” submitted by /u/ushaque \[link\] \[comments\] ## [Bureau of Prisons No. 2 official who was pardoned for drug crimes abruptly departs](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1vyo0hu/bureau_of_prisons_no_2_official_who_was_pardoned/) _2026-08-26 · /u/Ok\_Design\_6841_ submitted by /u/Ok\_Design\_6841 \[link\] \[comments\] ## [Relocation/duty station change/remote work](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1vye90m/relocationduty_station_changeremote_work/) _2026-08-25 · /u/Party-Armadillo-2872_ My husband’s job requires us to relocate to a city that happens to have a local EPA office. I want to continue my EPA role from there and am weighing my options between requesting remote status or a formal duty station change (SF-50), which would shift me to the new city's higher locality pay.Has anyone at the EPA successfully gotten a voluntary duty station change approved for personal reasons?… ## [Space Force Filled 75% of Its Documented Need. Now It Says Personnel Must Double.](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1vvuzw3/space_force_filled_75_of_its_documented_need_now/) _2026-08-23 · /u/ushaque_ In fiscal 2025, Space Force records showed 18,002 documented military and civilian Guardian requirements. Only 15,645 were funded, and 13,509 had a person assigned. That left 4,493 documented requirements without an assignment, according to a July Government Accountability Office review . submitted by /u/ushaque \[link\] \[comments\] ## [E. coli and Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Alfalfa Sprouts](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1vvl081/e_coli_and_salmonella_outbreak_linked_to_alfalfa/) _2026-08-22 · /u/SamdechEuv_ Another one submitted by /u/SamdechEuv \[link\] \[comments\] ## [IG must investigate OPM Director Scott Kupor’s potential financial conflicts of interest](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1vvk6bg/ig_must_investigate_opm_director_scott_kupors/) _2026-08-22 · /u/Kindly-Age-1434_ submitted by /u/Kindly-Age-1434 \[link\] \[comments\] ## [As the special envoy to Belarus, he began building a relationship with Mr. Lukashenko over dirty jokes, vodka shots and weight-loss advice.](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1vvj3jm/as_the_special_envoy_to_belarus_he_began_building/) _2026-08-22 · /u/BlueRibbonPac_ How a Trump Envoy Uses Vodka and Dirty Jokes to Conduct U.S. Diplomacy https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/world/europe/belarus-john-coale-lukashenko-trump.html?unlocked\_article\_code=1.7VA.3HzE.s2zKjdR-Oo2g&smid=url-share submitted by /u/BlueRibbonPac \[link\] \[comments\] ## [What work do they ever do? (Is it better they're not at work?)](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1vviyst/what_work_do_they_ever_do_is_it_better_theyre_not/) _2026-08-22 · /u/BlueRibbonPac_ "Dressed for the occasion in a black-and-blue racing suit, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin also got a high-speed preview of the course Friday." https://wtop.com/dc/2026/08/wtop-rides-shotgun-at-140-mph-on-dcs-freedom-250-grand-prix-course/ submitted by /u/BlueRibbonPac \[link\] \[comments\] ## [Defense Secretary’s Tension With Army Secretary Could Lead to Early Departure](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1vvg9tq/defense_secretarys_tension_with_army_secretary/) _2026-08-22 · /u/PoundMoreSand_ submitted by /u/PoundMoreSand \[link\] \[comments\] ## [Bisignano Can’t Lead IRS Without Senate Confirmation](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1vvdmj6/bisignano_cant_lead_irs_without_senate/) _2026-08-22 · /u/Kindly-Age-1434_ submitted by /u/Kindly-Age-1434 \[link\] \[comments\] ## [Yet Another Purge in Washington](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1vvbpjg/yet_another_purge_in_washington/) _2026-08-22 · /u/theatlantic_ submitted by /u/theatlantic \[link\] \[comments\] ## [Same Script, New Year: What Trump's First-Term Pay Pattern Predicts For 2027](https://old.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1vvav9q/same_script_new_year_what_trumps_firstterm_pay/) _2026-08-22 · /u/NolaLawGuy13_ submitted by /u/NolaLawGuy13 \[link\] \[comments\]