Pay
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Members in the House and Senate have reintroduced legislation that would guarantee back pay for excepted and furloughed federal employees during this and any government shutdown. The Senate version clarifies employees would receive pay as soon as agencies reopen, regardless of payroll schedules.
January 03, 2019 -
It doesn't look promising today, but maybe divided government will somehow get the shutdown out of irons.
January 03, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, incoming House leadership unveiled its new rules package without the rule which lets Congress reduce the number of employees an agency can have.
January 03, 2019 -
Non-federal members of the public can be hurt by a shutdown. In the meantime, elected officials continue to get paid on time. Mike Causey is back from vacation and wants to hear from people hit by the partial government shutdown.
January 03, 2019 -
The Office of Personnel Management has updated information for furloughed federal employees who want to file for unemployment benefits during this partial government shutdown.
January 02, 2019 -
The partial government shutdown is costing federal civilian contractors millions of dollars per day. Are they paying their employees?
January 02, 2019 -
A package of bills from House Democrats would reopen government, provide full-year funding for most federal agencies and give civilian employees a pay raise in 2019.
January 01, 2019 -
Look back at the most popular columns from senior correspondent Mike Causey this year. Readers were most interested in updates on the Thrift Savings Plan and a potential pay raise for federal workers in 2019.
January 01, 2019 -
Because of the pay freeze, federal employees living in the six new locality pay areas will have to wait at least another year before seeing any increase in their paychecks.
December 31, 2018 -
If my dinner group can figure it out, why can't the politicians?
December 31, 2018 -
Coast Guard says it worked with DHS, administration to find "one-time" workaround that will ensure next Monday's military paycheck arrives on time.
December 28, 2018 -
In an executive order Friday, the president directed that base and locality pay for 2019 stay at 2018 levels.
December 28, 2018 -
Federal employees stuck at home during the great shutdown of 2018 brought to mind the idea of teleworking.
December 28, 2018 -
Federal employees wondering whether they'll see a pay raise in 2019 were in for a year-long roller coaster ride rather than a straight answer. One week before the 2019, it's still up in the air. Here are some highlights from 2018.
December 28, 2018 -
The U.S. Coast Guard said its military members won't receive their regularly scheduled paychecks at the end of the month unless Congress passes appropriations or a continuing resolution by Dec. 28.
December 27, 2018