Federal Employee Unions File Lawsuit to Block Unlawful FLRA Rule Coalition of eight unions challenges illegal interim final rule that upends more than four decades of established practice.

Federal unions are suing over a new FLRA rule that lets union representation disputes go straight to political appointees for violating the APA. Federal employees’ professional integrity depends on being able to exercise union rights free from political interference. www.afge.org/publication/...

Fewer federal employees are ‘thriving’ and more are ‘struggling’, according to new survey The Trump administration in 2025 nixed an annual survey of federal employee engagement and morale, but polls from other organizations provide insights.

Federal employee wellbeing shifted sharply from 2024 to 2025. Those classified as “thriving” fell by 10%, while those classified as “struggling” rose by 10%. Federal employees deliver public services. They need resources & capacity to do their work effectively. www.govexec.com/workforce/20...

Dr. Kate Marvel left her role at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies after budget cuts and political attacks undermined the agency’s work. Scientific integrity in government means scientists can follow the evidence - free from political interference. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/o...

Federal employees shouldn’t have to choose between their professional integrity and their livelihoods.

How Trump Purged Immigration Judges to Speed Up Deportations

The integrity of our immigration system is being put at risk. The Trump administration’s overhaul of the immigration courts have led to the loss of over 100 judges, with those remaining facing pressure to prioritize deportations - or risk losing their jobs.
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@nffe.bsky.social warns Forest Service restructuring could push out skilled workers & weaken protections for public lands. Upholding professional integrity means ensuring the federal workforce has the capacity & expertise to deliver quality public services. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Trump Slashed Science Funding. Now the U.S. Could Face a Costly Brain Drain.

The U.S. is losing its top scientists—fast. An estimated 95,000 employees left federal science agencies in a 16-month period, and other countries are quickly creating new opportunities to pick them up.

Read how this could have devastating long-term effects on our research and development pipeline.

In response to the release of the President’s Budget Request for FY27, @ifpte.bsky.social issued a statement calling out the cuts to federal science. To uphold professional integrity in public services, the federal government must be fully staffed and funded. www.ifpte.org/news/ifpte-r...

We’re proud to welcome the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots (MM&P) to the Coalition. MM&P is a union representing highly skilled, professional mariners—from licensed masters and mates on U.S.-flag vessels to maritime workers on tugs, ferries, dredges, and government ships.

Federal employees must be able to uphold their professional integrity—when politics overrides objective data, public safety is at risk.

Takeaways From The Times’s Inside Look at the C.D.C.

The New York Times Magazine reports that many current and former CDC employees worry the agency is prioritizing political ideology over scientific evidence. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/m...

Political pressure on federal employees puts public safety and security at risk. Federal workers must be free to uphold their professional integrity in service of the public.

Public Service in Peril A nonprofit, nonpartisan organization working towards effective government for the American people.

The 2025 Public Service Viewpoint Survey from @ourpublicservice.bsky.social's reveals the Trump administration is failing at managing the federal government. The federal workforce is demoralized, pressured by political leaders, and hindered in serving the public. publicserviceviewpointsurvey.org

We are excited to welcome the International Plate Printers, Plate Makers, Die Stampers and Engravers of North America to the Coalition for Professional Integrity!

Every day, Americans rely on decisions made by federal civil servants. This is why upholding professional integrity is essential for civil servants.

When professional integrity is protected, the government works.

Watch our video with @integritycoalition.bsky.social to learn more.

Coalition members who signed on include @afm-union.bsky.social, @aft.org, @apduorg.bsky.social, @dpeaflcio.bsky.social, @enviroprotnet.bsky.social, @govacctproj.bsky.social, @iamunion.bsky.social, @ifpte.bsky.social, @narfehq.bsky.social, @nffe.bsky.social, @ourpublicservice.bsky.social & @ucs.org.

Today, members of the Coalition for Professional Integrity submitted a comment to OPM opposing the proposed “Reduction in Force Appeals” rule. Coalition members oppose the rule because it would politicize the RIF appeal process, which would jeopardize professional integrity across the federal sector

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Tell Congress: Pass the Scientific Integrity Act. Safeguard science. (9/9)

Picture of cars in traffic with exhaust with white text that says, "Scientific integrity in the federal government means: we can protect the environment."

Scientific integrity in the federal government means: we can protect the environment. (8/9)

Picture of a space shuttle in space that says, "Scientific integrity in the federal government means: we can explore new worlds."

Scientific integrity in the federal government means: we can explore new worlds. (7/9)

Picture of a needle going into a vaccine that says in white text, "Scientific integrity in the federal government means: our medical treatment is tested."

Scientific integrity in the federal government means: our medical treatment is tested. (6/9)

Picture of water glass that says with white text "Scientific integrity in the federal government means: the water we drink is safe."

Scientific integrity in the federal government means: the water we drink is safe. (5/9)

Picture of the sky that says in white text, "Scientific integrity in the federal government means: the air we breathe is clean."

Scientific integrity in the federal government means: the air we breathe is clean. (4/9)

Picture of a woman looking in a microscope that says in white text, "When scientists act with integrity, evidence guides decisions without conflicts of interest or political interference."

When scientists act with integrity, evidence guides decisions without conflicts of interest or political interference. (3/9)

Picture of a man in a lab with white text that says, "Upholding professional integrity means workers perform their duties honestly, according to professional standards, and free from improper influence."

Upholding professional integrity means workers perform their duties honestly, according to professional standards, and free from improper influence. (2/9)

Picture of test tubes that says scientific integrity demands professional integrity in white text.

You can’t have scientific integrity without professional integrity. When scientists and federal workers are free to consider all the evidence—without political interference—the American people are better served.

@ucs.org @enviroprotnet.bsky.social (1/9)

"The gutting of our workforce, which has already been reduced by an estimated 30 percent, has stretched remaining staff to the breaking point and weakened our ability to respond to mounting environmental and public health threats."
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GAO report offers new details on the workers agencies lost last year The government watchdog agency found that nearly 144,000 federal workers were accepted into the deferred resignation program in the first half of 2025.

GAO’s report found that in the first half of 2025 nearly 144,000 federal employees were accepted into the deferred resignation program. Professional integrity in public services depends on the federal government being fully staffed and funded. www.govexec.com/oversight/20...

HHS seeks to ‘effectively dismantle’ research office evaluating impact of its programs | Federal News Network The Administration for Children and Families' research arm faces a major restructuring, and will soon answer to political leaders it was independent from.

HHS is restructuring the the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation by cutting staff and putting its work under political appointees, threatening independent oversight of federal programs for underserved children and families. federalnewsnetwork.com/reorganizati...

New RIF Appeal Rule Could Trigger Mass Federal Worker Firings, AFGE Warns Under a proposed rule published Feb. 10 in the Federal Register, the administration is proposing to transfer responsibility for reviewing federal employee appeals of proposed reductions-in-force from ...

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has proposed transferring the responsibility of reviewing federal employee appeals of proposed RIFs from the independent Merit Systems Protection Board to OPM. This change could cause mass federal worker firings. Learn more: www.afge.org/article/new-...