{"id":1003,"date":"2025-03-27T19:29:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T23:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0097\/?p=1003"},"modified":"2025-03-27T19:29:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T23:29:01","slug":"emerging-threats-to-the-federal-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0097\/2025\/03\/27\/emerging-threats-to-the-federal-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Emerging Threats to the Federal Community"},"content":{"rendered":"

This Post has been started to try and keep our members informed on the Potential Emerging Threats to the Federal Employees<\/strong> and will contain information and resources on emerging threats to the federal community arising from executive actions or legislation, from large-scale reductions in the federal workforce that could be implemented in response to Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) recommendations, to the elimination of merit-based civil service rules that ensure a nonpartisan, professional civil service, to proposed cuts to earned federal benefits.<\/p>\n

Emerging Threats to the Federal Employees NARFE page<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Upcoming Webinars on related subjects:<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Know Your Rights and Obligations Following Trump Executive Orders<\/strong><\/a>
\nThursday, January 30, 2025, 2 p.m. ET
\nJoin federal employment law expert, and former General Counsel of the Merit Systems Protection Board, James Eisenmann, with Alden Law Group, PLLC, for an overview of the legal implications of these latest executive orders.<\/p>\n

If you missed it, once it is ready recording should be posted.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Stay or Go: Considering the \u201cDeferred Resignation\u201d Offer, Retirement Options, and Potential Options<\/strong><\/a>
\nMonday, February 3, 2025, 2:00 p.m. ET
\nWhen: Feb 6, 2025 from 14:00 to 16:30 (ET)
\nFollowing several executive orders potentially eliminating civil service protections, stated plans to enact widespread reductions in force, and the recently e-mailed \u201cdeferred resignation\u201d offer, federal employees must weigh whether to try to stick it out with the federal government, accept the offer, and\/or consider and time their retirement, if eligible. NARFE federal benefit expert Tammy Flanagan will walk you through what you need to consider when making decisions regarding your career and future.<\/p>\n

When: Feb 6, 2025 from 14:00 to 16:30 (ET)
\nNARFE Federal Benefits Institute presents<\/strong>
\nAdvocacy Priorities Amid Emerging Threats and Historic Success<\/strong><\/a>
\nThursday, February 6<\/del>, 2025, 2:00 p.m. ET\u00a0 Date has changed to February 13.<\/strong>
\nTune in to hear the latest regarding NARFE\u2019s advocacy priorities from John Hatton, NARFE\u2019s SVP for Policy and Programs. Coming off the heels of our historic victory with the Social Security Fairness Act\u2019s repeal of the windfall elimination provision (WEP) and the government pension offset (GPO), John will review the progress achieved on NARFE\u2019s advocacy priorities over the last couple of years, and preview what NARFE\u2019s priorities will be as a new Congress and new Administration are sworn in. Learn about emerging threats to the federal community arising from legislative threats and executive actions, and how NARFE \u2013 and its citizen-advocate members \u2013 will push back and fight against wrong-headed policies. Notably, we will cover:
\n\u2022 Potential cuts to earned federal benefits via \u201cbudget reconciliation\u201d legislation;
\n\u2022 Threats to the merit-based civil service via the return of Schedule F;
\n\u2022 \u201cDepartment of Government Efficiency\u201d (DOGE) initiatives to eliminate federal jobs;
\n\u2022 Return to office and relocation policies designed to encourage quitting
\n\u2022 Possible reductions-in-force (RIFs)
\n\u2022 Efforts to improve inflation-protection for federal annuities
\n\u2022 And more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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