Feds saw year-long roller coaster ride instead of straight answer on pay raise question in 2018

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Feds saw year-long roller coaster ride instead of straight answer on pay raise question in 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 t...

Daisy Thornton@dthorntonWFED

December 28, 2018 11:53 am

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**9. Trump finalizes federal pay raise for 2018**

In 2017, despite plenty of discussion throughout the year, the final word on a potential pay raise for 2018 did not come until Dec. 22. This is actually fairly typical, and it seems likely that once again feds won’t know for certain one way or the other until the very last moment in 2018.

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Daisy Thornton

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