Trump cancels pay raises for civilian federal workers in 2019

President Donald Trump said Thursday that civilian employees of the federal government won't get pay raises next year. In a letter to congressional leaders, Trump said pay increases "will be set at zero" for 2019. Trump said in his letter that the government "must maintain efforts to put our Nation on a fiscally sustainable course, and Federal agency budgets cannot sustain such increases." A 2.1% across-the-board increase was scheduled to go into effect in January.

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Trump says he’ll cancel raises for civilian federal workers next year, citing strained budgets

President Donald Trump said he will invoke his emergency authority to freeze pay for civilian federal workers next year, citing strained federal budgets.

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