Federal workers to receive back pay soon | JQJO

More than 1.4 million federal workers could start seeing paychecks as soon as this weekend, after a 43-day shutdown ended with House passage of a funding package that President Trump signed. An OMB schedule, first reported by Semafor and confirmed to CBS News, aims to clear back pay by Nov. 19. Most agencies will first issue base pay for Oct. 1–Nov. 1, with overtime and later days to follow. Initial payments roll out Nov. 15–19 across departments including Defense, VA, HHS, EPA and NASA. The deal funds most operations only through Jan. 30, raising the prospect of another shutdown fight.