Pay raise on way out, furloughs on way in

Congress is poised to close the door on the possibility of a federal employee pay raise for the remainder of this calendar year while leaving in place spending cuts that threaten many workers with unpaid furloughs.
The Senate could finish work Tuesday on a bill that wraps up the budget for the current fiscal year and which denies a 0.5 percent raise that otherwise would have taken effect next month. The House  had passed a separate version also keeping federal salary rates frozen through the calendar year.

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