Most federal employees will receive a 1% pay increase in 2026, the smallest adjustment in five years, according to a pay plan quietly sent to Congress by the White House. A select group, however, is ...

Republican appropriators in the House last week thwarted efforts by their Democratic colleagues to override President Trump’s apparent plan to freeze civilian federal employees’ pay next year and ...

The federal government shutdown has now reached its 24th day, making it the second-longest shutdown in U.S. history. Surpassing the three-week mark means that federal employees will miss their first ...

Federal employees 2026 pay hike: President Donald Trump enacted an executive order on December 18 that confirms a 1% salary increase for the majority of federal civilian employees in 2026, ...

The legislation would pay federal workers who are required to work during the shutdown. Senate Republicans will vote next week to pay some federal government employees, including active-duty members ...

Some federal workers who are not being paid during the government shutdown have a nagging fear: They might not receive retroactive pay once the impasse is resolved. Roughly 1.4 million federal ...