Let’s just take a random hypothetical that I have run into with a few neighbors in the D.C. area: You are concerned about losing your federal government job. Here are some technology things that you can do:
1. Send yourself your administrative or personal files from your work computer:
Typically, you can not move files to a USB drive for security reasons. Therefore, you should select the files and folders and right-click on them and choose Compress Files. Then you can email the compressed file to your personal email account. Keep in mind that just because sending the email is successful, receiving is not guaranteed. The problem is file size. Google accepts files up to 25mb. Each service has its own size limitations that you can lookup from a Google search. Therefore, you need to check the file size (right click and choose Properties to see the size) before sending. You would need to select just the amount of files for your email to be accepted by your personal email server. Then verify that you have received the files.
2. Download important employment history files such as those from eOPF to show your employment history, typically from your work computer for your login credentials to work:
https://eopf.opm.gov/
3. Make sure that you have your home computer in order. This will allow you to work on your resume, job search, finances, etc. to deal with the situation. This includes having: a reliable internet connection, a backup system for your data, and a basic antivirus such as the free Microsoft Windows Defender Antivirus (Macs do not need anything as they have Anti-virus built-in).
4. Connect to friends and colleagues over LinkedIn. If you want to keep up with people and be better prepared to network and find new work, LinkedIn is a key tool.