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 the...
3. Trump gives word on federal pay for 2019
In August, President Donald Trump made his long-awaited decision official on federal pay for 2019, and the news didn’t please many civilian employees. In a letter to congressional leaders, Trump said he is exercising his authority to implement a pay freeze for civilian federal employees in 2019. But this would only stand if Congress didn’t override the President in the actual budget.
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