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Biden Budget Includes Below-Market Pay Raise for Feds

The Biden Administration released its fiscal year 2025 budget proposal last week, including a 2% pay increase for federal civilian employees, below last year’s average increase in private-sector pay and the proposed pay raise for the military.

Congress Passes First Set of Government Funding Bills

Last week, Congress passed six of twelve full-year funding bills, avoiding a partial government shutdown and closing the book on – at least for now – on the strong of short-term funding measures that extended the previous year’s levels.

Government Shutdown Averted, Again

Congress passed another continuing resolution (CR), extending fiscal year 2023 funding levels further into March  and preventing a partial government shutdown.