President Donald Trump has told Congress he is canceling a pay raise that most civilian federal employees were due to receive in January, citing budgetary constraints.

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WASHINGTON — An Obama administration official says the White House is proposing a 0.5 percent raise for civilian federal employees in its 2013 budget. If Congress approves the measure, it would mark the first pay increase for federal workers since ...

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SUITLAND — Federal workers and their union representatives are expressing concerns about how budget cuts will affect federal jobs. Federal employees filled a library at the U.S. Census Bureau Complex in Suitland on Friday to listen to Democratic Sen. Ben ...

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WASHINGTON — The budget deal lawmakers struck to avoid a government shutdown was greeted by some with relief, but it has one city already reeling: the capital itself. City officials say Washington was used as a pawn last week’s budget ...

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SILVER SPRING — For the average federal worker, the Obama administration’s proposed two-year pay freeze is likely to have a relatively modest impact — maybe $20 to $30 a week less than they would have received as part of their ...

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama announced a two-year pay freeze for federal employees Monday, and warned the American public that the move is the first of many difficult decisions that must be made to reduce the nation’s mounting deficits. “The ...

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