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Administration Sets Four-Day Schedule to Deliver Federal Back Pay After 43-Day Shutdown

OPM expects deposits between Saturday and Wednesday, warning that rapid processing may require later corrections.

FILE - Students help put away supplies at the end of a reading and writing lesson at the Head Start program run by Easterseals, an organization that gets about a third of its funding from the federal government, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
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The U.S. Capitol is seen on a sunset a day before the House prepares to vote on a bill to reopen the government at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Overview

  • Congress approved a short-term funding package through Jan. 30, 2026, and President Trump signed it to end the longest shutdown in U.S. history.
  • A White House memo staggers deposits in four tranches from Saturday through Wednesday, Nov. 19, with the final group also receiving pay for the Nov. 2–15 period.
  • OPM says furloughed employees are owed pay for hours they would have worked, including regularly scheduled overtime and premium pay, while those in leave without pay, suspended, or AWOL status are excluded for those hours.
  • Initial retroactive payments may not fully reflect all pay rules, and agencies and payroll providers will issue adjustments as needed.
  • NEC Director Kevin Hassett projects most checks by early next week and cites roughly $15 billion in weekly economic losses, with at least 670,000 furloughed and about 1.4 million workers affected overall.