Trump Plans to Freeze Civilian Federal Worker Pay for Next Year

The president made a similar move last year but ultimately reversed course.

President Donald Trump addresses the nation

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Most civilian federal employees would not receive a pay raise next year in an alternative compensation plan released by President Donald Trump this week.

“Such a large raise for Federal employees while most Americans still struggle with the consequences of the Biden Administration’s giant inflation spree is unacceptable and would be unfair,” Trump wrote in a letter to Congress this week, first reported by Federal News Network.

“I have therefore decided to set at zero the pay adjustment to be made for the 2027 pay year.”