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Available reporting shows there are two different but related numbers to watch for 2026: the COLA for federal retirees (annuitants) — announced as 2.8% for CSRS and effectively 2.0% for many FERS annu...
Federal retirees will see the 2026 COLA reflected in the January 2026 annuity payment (the payment for December), and agencies say any retroactive amount for the period between the COLA effective date...
The Social Security Administration set the 2026 COLA at 2.8%, which will apply in full to Social Security and CSRS annuities beginning January 2026 (SSA says 2.8%) . FERS annuitants will not get the f...
Federal career employees who are furloughed or who worked through a lapse in appropriations are legally entitled to once a shutdown ends under the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019; the s...
The available public documents show the ’s FY2025 budget requested an increase for border security—specifically a (7 percent) base budget rise covering and —and has debated appropriations that emphasi...
A 2026 COLA was set at 2.8% for Social Security and CSRS annuities and 2.0% for most FERS annuitants; the FERS “diet” rule reduces FERS increases when CPI‑W is between 2%–3% (leading to the 2.0% figur...
Federal retiree COLAs for 2026 diverge from Social Security and from each other: Social Security and CSRS annuities rise 2.8 percent while FERS annuitants get a smaller 2.0 percent “diet” COLA, all se...
Congress can alter or postpone the January 2026 federal pay adjustment through appropriations language, standalone pay bills, or by rejecting/overriding the White House’s alternative pay plan; appropr...
Congress’s stopgap spending bill and longstanding law together promised retroactive pay for roughly 1.4 million federal workers affected by the 43‑day 2025 shutdown, covering both furloughed employees...
Coverage about “reclassification” responses in 2025–2026 is patchy in the provided documents: U.S. national teachers’ unions are mobilizing broadly around federal policy fights tied to Project 2025 an...
Available reporting shows dozens of coordinated legal challenges — including union suits, state AG actions, class actions and multiple filings by advocacy groups — seeking to stop or undo mass firings...
Coverage in the provided sources shows multiple reclassification rules in 2024–2025 (e.g., EPA clean‑air source reclassification, DOL overtime/employee reclassification, and federal cannabis/hemp sche...
Senate and House Democrats have advanced multiple proposals to ensure federal employees receive pay during the 2025 government shutdown, centering on legislation that would extend immediate or retroac...