It is possible to negotiate a higher federal salary, provided you have some basic information about government pay scales. Each government job has a salary range defined by steps within a paygrade.

In the United States—and much of the world—we are suffering from a crisis of purpose. Research by Larissa Rainey in 2014 found that up to 91 percent of people experience purpose anxiety ...

If you work in a federal building and have seen differences in your physical environment — new wall décor, artwork coming down or being put up, photos covered up or anything else — we’d ...

These studies ultimately suggest that purpose—specifically, “little p” purpose—may hold the key to happiness instead. The Studies on Money and Happiness The idea that money correlates with ...

Having voted to leave the EU nine years ago, a majority of the British population is now in favour of rejoining. Having handed the Conservatives an 80-seat majority in 2019, they handed Labour a ...

The memo also clarifies that this should not be interpreted as affecting Social Security or Medicare recipients, while the federal financial assistance that has been paused excludes aid provided ...

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route from Miami to Joint Base Andrews, Md., Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) ...

WASHINGTON—The White House gave federal workers a choice: return to the office full time or resign and get paid for the next eight months. In a Tuesday night email, the Office of Personnel ...

Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff. Today’s edition is about Donald Trump’s attempt to freeze a huge portion of federal spending, a move that has implications for millions of Americans who ...

Elon Musk is only one week into his role in President Donald Trump’s new administration, but the US federal government is already rolling out the Twitter playbook to manage its spending and ...

and these categories organize federal spending into topics based on purpose. The top 10 categories and agencies for federal spending within the 2025 fiscal year are Social Security, National ...