Phoenix isn’t just a payroll debacle; it’s a symptom of a deeper problem. For years, the federal government has treated public servants as an afterthought.

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Nine years. That’s how long hundreds of thousands of federal public service workers have endured the Phoenix pay disaster. Nine years of missing or incorrect pay, stress and financial hardship, and broken promises.

For nearly a decade, this government has failed its most basic obligation to workers:  paying them properly and on time for the critical work they do. When Phoenix was launched