As the shutdown drags on, some Congress members are looking at alternatives for securing pay and benefits for federal employees affected by the funding lapse.

The Trump administration’s move to issue paychecks this week to some but not all federal law enforcement employees during the government shutdown is sowing division in the ranks and does little to resolve the harm being done to ongoing investigations,

The 2026 COLA of 2.8% will be added to retirement benefits beginning in January. But FERS retirees will receive a 2% “diet” COLA.

Several nonprofits and state and local governments are offering assistance to civil servants due to the lapse in federal funding.

Harry Reid Airport is helping coordinate a food and essentials pantry donation for all of its federal workers currently without pay. The airport told 8 News Now that they employ more than 1,500 federal employees,

Government employees who have been involuntarily furloughed due to the federal shutdown can have evictions paused in Maryland, thanks to a state law passed after the last major funding lapse. The protections apply to both evictions and residential foreclosures.

The federal agency responsible for the nation’s nuclear arsenal has sent approximately 80% of its employees home from work, although it’s unclear exactly how many in New Mexico have been