Federal employees would see a 1% pay increase with locality pay frozen in 2026 under an alternative pay plan issued by President Trump to Congress on Friday, while certain federal law enforcement ...

A longtime federal HR chief welcomes the Office of Personnel Management's push to modernize pay and promotions, but warns ...

Federal agencies are getting ready for a potential government shutdown with specific plans that involve temporary furloughs rather than permanent layoffs, despite the White House urging agencies to ...

Washington — The more than 1.4 million federal employees who have gone without pay during the 43-day government shutdown could begin getting paychecks as soon as this Sunday, while others will have to ...

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 ...

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 ...

WSJ’s Lindsay Ellis explains how the government shutdown will affect federal workers’ paychecks and what the slowdown in pay could mean for the economy. Photo: Lindsay Ellis/WSJ; Aaron ...

President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order confirming a 1% pay rise for most federal civilian employees in 2026, the smallest annual increase since 2021. The order, enacted on December ...

President Donald Trump has proposed a limited salary bump for federal employees, while those who work in law enforcement are set to receive more. Last week, Trump submitted to Congress his alternative ...

OPM proposed to eliminate a required one-year wait before promoting feds, saying it will reduce burdens, add flexibility and ...