WASHINGTON — The Latest on White House efforts to prevent a pay raise for top administration officials during the government shutdown (all times local):11:55 p.m.Federal agencies have been directed to hold off enacting pay raises for top administration officials during a government shutdown that has left hundreds of thousands of federal workers without pay. The guidance was issued Friday in a memo from Margaret Weichert, the acting director of the Office of Personnel Management. The raises were the result of a pay freeze for top federal officials, including the vice-president and cabinet secretaries, that was on the verge of expiring because of the shutdown. The White House said Friday it is exploring ways to prevent a pay raise for top administration officials during a government shutdown that has left hundreds of thousands of federal workers without pay. President Donald Trump told reporters at a press conference earlier Friday that he “might consider” asking cabinet secretaries and other top officials to forgo the raises.

Source: National Post January 05, 2019 04:52 UTC