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The 2026 federal civilian base pay adjustment was set by the White House alternative pay plan: President Trump authorized a 1.0% across‑the‑board base pay increase effective the first pay period on or...
Most reporting shows the White House submitted an alternative pay plan that would raise most civilian federal base pay by 1.0% for 2026 while freezing locality pay; select federal law‑enforcement cate...
President Trump submitted an alternative 2026 federal pay plan that would raise base pay by 1.0% and freeze locality pay, while giving certain federal law‑enforcement categories a 3.8% boost . That pr...
The Administration’s 2026 alternative pay plan sets a 1.0% across‑the‑board GS base pay increase while freezing locality pay increases at 2025 levels, meaning most federal employees will see only the ...
for federal law enforcement are authorized under federal regulations and agency policies to prevent departures of mission‑critical staff, but agencies must follow statutory and regulatory rules on whe...
OPM treats Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) special base rates as a distinct base-pay construct that is used like a GS rate for pay computations, while special rates established under 5 U.S.C. 5305 funct...
-employees-payroll-records-privacy">’ payroll records are principally governed by the , which restricts agency disclosure of personally identifiable records in a “system of records” absent narrow stat...
Freezing or modifying the 2026 federal pay raise has been justified by advocates of fiscal restraint as a tool to rein in projected compensation costs and realign priorities, while opponents argue it ...
The president recommends the annual federal pay raise via an “alternative pay plan” and finalizes it with an executive order in December; for 2025 President Biden recommended an average 2% raise that ...
The shorthand claim "democrat shutdown" overstates the situation: Senate Republicans repeatedly put forward a GOP-authored funding bill that failed to clear the 60-vote threshold, and Senate Democrats...