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Sep 28, 2023

Low-Wage Federal Contractors Brace For No Pay During Likely Government Shutdown

Workers who feed, clean and keep the federal government secure are not guaranteed back pay, unlike furloughed federal workers.

Mar 19, 2020

Not All Federal Workers Are On Telework, And They’re Increasingly Frustrated

Implementation of the Trump administration’s guidelines is up to each individual agency.

Aug 30, 2018

Trump Wants To Cancel A Planned Pay Raise For Federal Workers, But He Can’t Do That By Himself

Don’t lose your heads yet, people.

Feb 01, 2011

Get Your Telework On

With more ice slated to coat the region this evening, federal workers will be able to take unscheduled leave or telework again tomorrow, February 2, just like they were able to do today. Details over at OPM, as usual….

Nov 29, 2010

Obama Announces Plans For Two-Year Federal Pay Freeze

Be extra kind to the federal worker in your life today, because they just found out that they might not be getting a bump in salary anytime soon. President Barack Obama announced plans this morning to enact a pay-freeze on all civilian federal workers (aside from military personnel) over the next two years. According to the Washington Post, the freeze would not affect step increases or bonuses. The D.C. region houses more than 600,000 workers…

 
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