The Chart That Shows the Financial Peril Facing Federal Workers . ... the United States government failed to pay more than 800,000 of its workers. ... It covers an entire two-week pay period, ...

The Office of Personnel Management on Monday said that most federal employees will receive an extra few hours of paid annual leave in 2023, thanks to a quirk in this year’s calendar of pay periods.

Many federal workers living paycheck-to-paycheck haven’t yet felt an income shock because of the partial government shutdown. Most federal employees received their last check based on time ...