Military death benefits won’t be stopped by government shutdowns anymore Military families mourning the loss of a loved one have been caught up in previous political fights over government spending. By: Leo Shane III September 14
House Democrats urge rejection of Trump pay freeze Democrats representing capital-area districts with large populations of federal employees urged Congress to reject a 2019 pay freeze. By: Jessie Bur September 5
Read Trump’s letter canceling federal employees’ 2019 pay raise Why President Trump wants to freeze federal workers' pay. By: Staff Report August 30
Trump intends to freeze federal pay for 2019 President Donald Trump intends to keep federal pay frozen at 2018 levels, unless Congress intervenes in appropriations legislation. By: Jessie Bur August 30
Senator looks to hold Labor pay raises hostage Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., proposed an amendment to Department of Labor appropriations that would prevent the agency's employees from getting pay raises until Congress received an improper payments plan. By: Jessie Bur August 21
Arbitrator overturns USPS ban on politically motivated leave An arbitrator overturned Postal Service rules that prevented employees from taking leave without pay to volunteer for political campaigns. By: Jessie Bur August 17
Federal travel cap to increase slightly in FY19 The General Services Administration released its fiscal year 2019 per diem travel caps for federal employees. By: Jessie Bur August 14
NDAA lifts travel reimbursement reductions for DoD employees, service members The legislation removes a 2014 policy that reduced the maximum amount of reimbursement available to Department of Defense employees and service members based on the length of their travel. By: Jessie Bur August 9
Premium pay waivers to continue for Iraq-based feds A presidential national emergency designation means that federal employees in Iraq continue to have the option for their premium pay caps to be waived. By: Jessie Bur August 8
Senate passes federal pay raise for 2019 The Senate passed a package of appropriations bills that include increases for federal employee basic and locality pay. By: Jessie Bur August 1
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