The Federal Occupational Series Guide
Built With the Intelligence
Insiders Already Have
FEDS Group LLC produces OPM-aligned Career Intelligence Guides and occupational profiles that give you the knowledge to understand the federal hiring system, identify your federal occupational series, and build a deliberate path through the General Schedule.
- Which occupational series you qualify for
- What OPM grade-level criteria you must meet
- How federal positions are classified and why it matters
- What a competitive federal resume actually requires
- How to plan deliberate progression through the GS scale
A Federal Workforce Intelligence Company - Built From the Inside
FEDS Group LLC - Foster Enterprise & Development Solutions - is a federal workforce intelligence company founded by LaShawn Dobbins, a federal HR executive with over 18 years of strategic leadership inside the federal government. FEDS Group translates that institutional knowledge into structured, OPM-aligned resources for the professionals, organizations, and institutions that need it most.
We serve federal agencies, universities, corporations, and career professionals navigating the complexity of federal workforce systems. Our digital intelligence products - the Federal Occupational Profile, Career Intelligence Guide, and CIG Advanced Classification Edition - are designed for one purpose: giving you clear intelligence on your federal occupational series, built from knowledge federal HR insiders already have.
This isn't generic career advice. This is federal workforce intelligence grounded in 18+ years of real experience at the highest levels of federal HR leadership.
FEDS Group LLC is a credentialed federal workforce authority - institutional, service-forward, and built on the same OPM standards and classification expertise that federal HR professionals rely on internally.
Who We Serve
Federal Agencies
Recruitment strategy, hiring process improvement, and workforce transformation for complex, regulated environments.
Universities & Colleges
Career readiness programs, employer alignment, and talent pipeline development with measurable outcomes.
Corporations
Leadership development, culture transformation, and manager training for organizations navigating talent gaps.
Career Professionals
Federal hiring intelligence, resume alignment, and occupational series guidance for individuals entering or advancing in federal service.
Our Intelligence Standards
OPM-Grounded
Every resource is built directly from OPM classification standards and occupational handbooks - the same authoritative sources federal HR professionals use internally. Not opinion. Not interpretation. Source material, structured for practical use.
Expertise-Backed
Behind every FEDS Group resource is 18+ years of federal HR leadership - headquarters-level oversight, position classification experience, and direct working knowledge of how federal agencies hire, evaluate, and advance their people.
Career-Forward
Our intelligence doesn't just get you in the door. It gives you the framework for deliberate progression through federal service - from first application through advancement on the General Schedule.
Intelligence Backed by
Real Federal Experience
Most federal career resources are written by people who have studied the system from the outside. FEDS Group is built by someone who ran it from the inside - supporting a workforce of 250,000+ employees, shaping recruitment strategy at the headquarters level, and working daily with the OPM standards that determine how positions are classified and candidates are evaluated. That's not a credential. That's the foundation every FEDS Group product is built on.
FEDS Group LLC
18+ Years Inside the Federal System - Now Working For You
LaShawn Dobbins is a federal HR executive with over 18 years of strategic human resources leadership inside the federal government. Her career includes headquarters-level oversight supporting a workforce of more than 250,000 federal employees - a scope that required deep, working command of recruitment strategy, position classification, workforce planning, DEIA compliance, and the OPM standards that govern how federal agencies hire, classify, and advance their people.
During her federal career, LaShawn worked alongside - and often led - the HR professionals and position classifiers whose decisions shape who gets hired, at what grade, and under what series. She understands the classification framework not as an abstract policy document, but as the operating system of federal employment that most applicants never get to see from the inside.
"The information that determines whether someone enters federal service - the classification standards, the qualification criteria, the grade-level benchmarks - has always been publicly available. What's been missing is someone to translate it into intelligence that working professionals can actually use. That's exactly what FEDS Group was built to do."
- LaShawn Dobbins, Founder & Principal ConsultantShe founded FEDS Group LLC - Foster Enterprise & Development Solutions - to close the knowledge gap between federal HR insiders and the professionals seeking to enter or advance within the General Schedule. Every intelligence resource FEDS Group produces carries the same standard: grounded in OPM authority, built with precision, and written to give applicants a genuine advantage in a system that was never designed to explain itself.
Three Levels of Federal Career Intelligence
Start where you are. Each product is built on the same OPM-grounded framework - with increasing depth for applicants who need it.
Federal Occupational Profile
A structured occupational brief covering the essential facts of a specific federal occupational series. The starting point for any informed federal job search - clear, concise, and OPM-aligned.
- Series title, code, and occupational group
- Primary duties and work requirements
- OPM qualification standards overview
- Applicable grade levels (GS range)
- PATCO category and position type
- Key related series to consider
Career Intelligence Guide
A comprehensive intelligence guide for your target occupational series. Goes beyond the basics - covering qualifications in depth, career progression pathways, and what agencies actually look for.
- Everything in the FOP
- In-depth OPM qualification requirements by grade
- Federal resume alignment guidance
- Career progression pathway through the GS scale
- Agencies that commonly hire this series
- Key competencies and knowledge areas
- Common promotion barriers and how to address them
Career Intelligence Guide - Advanced Classification Edition
The complete intelligence package. Everything in the CIG - plus the deep-dive classification analysis used by federal HR professionals and position classifiers themselves.
- Everything in the CIG
- Factor evaluation criteria and grade-level benchmarks
- Position classification distinctions explained
- How classifiers distinguish between similar series
- Classification appeal intelligence
- Strategic positioning for competitive GS grades
- Advanced career progression framework
Not sure where to start? Begin with the FOP to identify your target series and confirm it's the right fit. Then move to the CIG for the depth your application and career plan actually requires. The CIG-ACE is for applicants who want to compete at the highest level - and for federal employees preparing for classification appeals or grade-level advancement.
From Confusion to Career Intelligence in Four Steps
FEDS Group products are designed to work as a progression - each one building on the last, taking you deeper into the intelligence you need to compete in federal hiring.
Identify Your Target Series
Use the Federal Occupational Profile to understand the occupational landscape - what the series covers, what it requires, and whether your background is a genuine fit.
FOPBuild Your Intelligence Base
Get the Career Intelligence Guide for your series. Understand OPM qualification requirements by grade level, career progression pathways, and what agencies look for in candidates.
CIGMaster the Classification Layer
Upgrade to the CIG-ACE for the factor evaluation and classification intelligence that separates competitive applicants - and advancing federal employees - from the rest.
CIG-ACEApply and Progress With Confidence
Enter federal service knowing the system - and knowing exactly how to advance within it once you're in. No guesswork. No competing blind.
The Goal Is Simple - Enter Federal Service Informed, Not Hoping
Every FEDS Group product exists to give you the same working knowledge of the federal hiring framework that HR professionals and classifiers already have. Start with the FOP. Go as deep as your goals require.
From Applicants Who Stopped Guessing and Started Competing
I had applied to federal positions three times with no results. After getting the CIG for my target series, I finally understood why - and exactly what I needed to fix. The qualification breakdown alone was worth every dollar.
The level of detail in the CIG-ACE is unlike anything I found online. This reads like something only HR insiders would have access to. I finally understand how my position is actually classified - and how to position myself for the next grade level.
I didn't even know what a job series was before this. The Federal Occupational Profile gave me a foundation I could actually build on. Clear, structured, and written for someone who's never worked in government before.
Stop Applying Blind.
Start With the Intelligence
That Changes the Outcome.
The federal hiring system is not designed to explain itself to the people applying to it. The classification standards exist. The qualification requirements exist. The career progression frameworks exist. They're just not written for you.
FEDS Group LLC exists to change that. Start with the Federal Occupational Profile - the clearest, most direct entry point into understanding the federal occupational series you're targeting and whether your background is a genuine fit.
- Built directly from OPM classification standards
- Written for professionals - not HR specialists
- Instant digital delivery after purchase
- No fluff, no filler - structured intelligence only
- Upgrade to CIG or CIG-ACE at any time
A structured occupational brief for your target federal occupational series - OPM-aligned, precise, and built to give you the foundation every federal application requires.
- Series title, code, and occupational group
- Primary duties and work requirements
- OPM qualification standards overview
- Applicable GS grade levels
- PATCO category and position type
- Key related series to consider
Instant digital delivery
OPM-Grounded. No Guesswork. No Generic Advice.
Every FEDS Group product is built from OPM position classification standards and occupational handbooks - the authoritative sources federal HR professionals rely on. FEDS Group LLC is an independent educational resource company and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management or any federal agency.