The 2025 federal government shutdown is not merely a standoff over funding; it is fast becoming a laboratory for bureaucratic manipulation, where the normal rules of civil service employment are being tested and, in some cases, exploited. Among the most striking possibilities emerging is the use of Leave Without Pay (LWOP) and administrative leave duringContinue reading “The Bureaucratic Purge: How the Shutdown Could Weaponize Leave Policies”
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The LWOP Purge: How the Shutdown Could Weaponize Federal Leave
The 2025 federal government shutdown is no ordinary standoff over appropriations. Beyond furloughs and halted operations lies a subtler, more insidious tactic: the potential use of Leave Without Pay (LWOP) to sideline federal employees during the 60-day notice period mandated for Reductions in Force (RIFs). While the law requires that employees receive notice before beingContinue reading “The LWOP Purge: How the Shutdown Could Weaponize Federal Leave”