Pay & Benefits

Feds' Lost Spending Will Contribute to Shutdown's $3B in Permanent Economic Damage

The immediate hit to the economy is $11 billion in lost productivity, much of which will be recouped later this year, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

Pay & Benefits

How the Trump Administration Is Handling Pay and Benefits for Shutdown-Impacted Feds

New guidance details what you need to know about retroactive paychecks, getting back to work and leave accrual.

Oversight

Short-Term Deal Ends Longest-Ever Shutdown

Congress quickly passes stopgap spending measure after Trump thanks "incredible federal workers."

Management

Employee Call Outs Force Ground Stop at Major U.S. Airport

Shutdown impact continues to spread as feds miss second paycheck.

Pay & Benefits

It's Not Just TSA: Call Outs, Resignations Plague a Range of Shuttered Agencies

"It’s already started," one official says. "I can only see it getting worse."

Pay & Benefits

Reversing Course, Trump Admin Allows Feds Working Through Shutdown to Take Leave Without Penalty

New guidance comes just days after OPM warned of “consequences” for “AWOL” employees.

Pay & Benefits

Agencies Are Shutting Down More Activities, Furloughing More Workers as Funds Run Dry

Depleted funds from prior years and collected fees could sink agencies that had kept themselves afloat.

Pay & Benefits

Senate Republicans to Hold First Vote to Reopen Government and Give Feds a Raise

Both chambers have separate plans to fund agencies. These plans are not likely to become law, but could jumpstart negotiations.

Pay & Benefits

Federal Employees Rally to Highlight the Work They’re Not Doing During the Shutdown

From processing grants to prevent terrorist attacks to inspecting cribs for safety, workers highlight responsibilities that are falling by the wayside.

Pay & Benefits

As Congress Continues to Flounder, Agencies Begin Recalling Thousands of Furloughed Workers

Federal agencies are gearing up for a long-term shutdown, bringing on 40,000 more employees to work without pay.

Pay & Benefits

9,000 Furloughed Federal Employees in D.C. Area File Unemployment Claims

Those receiving benefits will have to return the money when government reopens.

Pay & Benefits

New Poll: Nearly Three-Quarters of Federal Workers Oppose Shutdown, Majority Oppose Wall

One-in-three feds think the shutdown will drag on for more than three additional months.

Management

Cabinet Secretary Blasts Federal Union for Using Veterans as Shutdown 'Pawns'

Discussing veteran suicides in relation to the shutdown is "nothing short of disgraceful," department head says.

Pay & Benefits

From TSA Call Outs to FAA Protests, Airports Are Feeling the Shutdown Pressure

Several airports are adjusting their operations to account for fewer security screeners showing up.

Pay & Benefits

Saturday, the Shutdown Becomes the Longest Ever. And Illegal.

According to court precedent, the government is about to violate federal law with its own employees.

Pay & Benefits

Furloughed Feds Poised to Receive Back Pay After House Sends Measure to Trump

The president said he would sign the bill, which would retroactively compensate feds when the shutdown ends.

Pay & Benefits

‘Either Way I Don’t Get Paid:’ Excepted Federal Workers Ponder How Long They’ll Work Without Pay

Aside from personal difficulties, employees warn of mission-critical work going undone and endangering the public.