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18F — key-event: 80 former employees filed class-action appeal with MSPB

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1 check · 4/30/2026

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Subject: 18F
Value: 80 former employees filed class-action appeal with MSPB
As Of: May 2025
Source: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2025/05/gsa-shutting-down-18f-was-retal…
Notes: Claimed shutdown was retaliation by DOGE for political beliefs and whistleblowing

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federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2025/05/gsa-shutting-down-18f-was-retaliation-by-doge-former-staff-claim-in-appeal-for-their-jobs-back/resource

confirmed95%primaryHaiku 4.5 · 4/30/2026

NoteThe source directly confirms all three components of the claim: (1) 80 former employees filed a class-action appeal, (2) the appeal was filed with MSPB, (3) the appeal claims retaliation by DOGE for political beliefs and whistleblowing. The article is dated May 28, 2025, which aligns with the 'as of 2025-05' temporal qualifier in the claim. The source explicitly states the appeal was filed 'on Wednesday' (May 28, 2025) and details the retaliation allegations including political beliefs, DEI work, and whistleblowing about DOGE's improper access.

Case № f_9hjyq30lVSFiled 4/30/2026Confidence 95%