Summary: This article gives a very brief overview of what you can do if you are or were a federal employee, settled an MSPB appeal with the government, and are now concerned it is breaching its agreement.
Say you’re a federal employee who, unfortunately, had to file an appeal with the Merit Systems Protection Board (“MSPB”). Perhaps you were improperly reduced in grade, removed from your position, or you were subjected to a prohibited personnel practice. A final hearing before an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) with the MSPB may be the way to fix the situation. Other times, before the hearing you and the federal agency you work(ed) for may be able to work out some deal to put an end to the situation, like them reinstating you, paying you lost wages, agreeing not to sabotage your career, or the like.
You might or might not have an attorney at that time. That deal may be great on paper (and it should always be in writing!), but what happens if your employer refuses to do what it said it would do? That sort of thing is not necessarily common, nor is it unheard of. Unfortunately, there are federal agencies that have problems with a culture of retaliation.