In the past, Congress has retroactively paid federal workers after shutdowns. But because the current pay period is nearly over, even if a deal were reached Thursday, federal workers likely won't ...

The bipartisan infrastructure law granted federal firefighters a big pay bump. Amid a looming government shutdown, that wage increase will expire, leaving first responders unsure about their income.

Large swaths of the federal government will shut down at 12:01 a.m. Sunday unless Congress passes last-minute spending bills, leaving hundreds of thousands of federal employees furloughed.

Click here to read (re-read) the full government shutdown guidance on federal pay and benefits from the Office of Personnel Management published in October 2013.

Since the report relies on 2022 data, it does not account for more recent pay adjustments, such as the 4.6% average pay raise in 2023 or the 5.2% pay raise in January.

Most federal government employees will receive between four and eight additional hours of leave time in 2023, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management said. The 2023 leave year ending Jan. 13, 2024 ...