Obama to freeze pay of White House officials

Obama last year froze the salaries of top White House officials earning more than $100,000, and this year’s freeze will once again impact them and other top Executive Branch appointees, politically appointed ambassadors and political appointees serving in the Senior Executive Service — roughly 1,200 people.

This is also the second year that Obama has declined to pay bonuses. It’s unclear how much a government official would earn from a bonus or who would earn one, but the decision theoretically would affect more than 3,000 officials across the government.