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The House is set to clear a 2.6 percent federal pay raise for civilian employees this year. The Senate already has a companion of the Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Fairness Act.
The shutdown may or may not have soured people on the idea of federal service. But one agency is pushing ahead with a hiring fair Wednesday.
As more formerly furloughed feds filter back to work, no doubt they're finding all sorts of piled up tasks both pressing and trivial.
In today's Federal Newscast, Senate Democrats have brought forth a companion to a new bill from House Democratic leaders, which calls for giving civilian federal employees a 2.6 percent pay raise.
In the wake of the longest government shutdown in history, pushes to ensure one never happens again, primarily through an automatic continuing resolution, are picking up momentum. But just what is an automatic CR, and does one have a chance in Congress?
On a more cosmic level, the record-long 35 day shutdown raises lots of questions about the future of government service and civil servants. The issue is whether a lot of people quit or retire in disgust?
The Office of Personnel Management has directed federal employees in the Washington metro area to report to work three hours later than normal on Wednesday.
Federal contractors have never been made whole by Congress in the aftermath of a government shutdown, but a coalition of Democratic lawmakers have redoubled their efforts to see that change.
As Coast Guard members finally collect their back pay from the five-week shutdown the question is, how are they doing financially and emotionally?
The Office of Personnel Management said employees may request unscheduled leave to depart prior to staggered departure times as weather conditions worsen.
For some possibilities on what could happen post shutdown, Firewall Editor-In-Chief David Hawkings joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
Federal Protective Service was formerly housed in the General Services Administration, and has been part of the Department of Homeland Security for 15 years. Yet it doesn't seem to quite fit anywhere.
Laurie Axelrod and Robin Camarote from the Wheelhouse Group offer advice for how federal managers can reintegrate workers when the government fully reopens.
Among the permanent damage of the shutdown, according to CBO: $3 billion in lost economic activity, $2 billion in tax revenue.