The White House wants to change how more than 1.5 million federal workers are paid, emphasizing performance-based raises instead of the current system that generally increases pay based on tenure.

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WASHINGTON — Furloughed federal government workers have filed more than 10,000 claims for unemployment benefits in the District of Columbia as the government shutdown has persisted nearly a week. D.C. Department of Employment Services spokeswoman Najla Haywood says the claims ...

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WASHINGTON — Federal employees can take unscheduled leave or work from home because of snow expected in the Washington region. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management made that announcement for federal workers early Wednesday. The National Weather Service says snow ...

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WASHINGTON — The average federal worker earns about 2 percent more than a private sector worker in a comparable profession, though the government’s generous pension system means that overall compensation is significantly higher, a government study released Monday said. Once ...

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WASHINGTON — The nation’s largest federal employee union says forcing some federal employees to work without pay during a government shutdown violates the U.S. Constitution. The American Federation of Government Employees has filed a lawsuit seeking an injunction to prevent ...

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Many advise against watching the legislative process — famously likening it to the making of sausage. But so far this year, the product in Maryland might look more like prime rib — relatively speaking, of course. Over the last four ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland state agencies are examining how a federal government shutdown could affect state operations. State agency leaders are scheduled to discuss the potential impact Thursday at a meeting or teleconference. “We’ve already been talking to all the cabinet ...

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When Erin McFarlane looks at public workers, she sees lucrative pension benefits she doesn’t ever expect to get. And it makes her mad. “I don’t think that a federal employee or government employee is worth any more than anybody else ...

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Congress is on break while the federal government faces the possibility of a shutdown in less than a week if tea party conservative Republicans can’t find common ground at least temporarily with enough mostly liberal Democrats left over from the ...

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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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