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The State Department seal is seen on the briefing room lectern ahead of a briefing by State Department spokesperson Ned Price at the State Department in Washington, DC, on January 31, 2022. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Feds working overseas face 22% pay cut, if Congress doesn’t reauthorize necessary funds

State Department officials notified the American Foreign Service Association about the possible lapse of funds in July.

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Forest service, Firefighter on a maintenance prescribed burn at Bitterroot National Forest

Wildland firefighters at the Forest Service work beyond their job duties. Their union says that’s a big problem

Workforce

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Biden issues pay plan with 2% federal pay raise recommendation

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You keep a close eye on all things locality pay

Tom Temin Commentary

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Big or small business, ‘this’ type of federal contractor does the best job

Contracting

Amelia Brust, Federal News Network

Social Security, SSA, worker, telework, episodic telework

Social Security’s case backlogs are sliding the wrong way

Retirement

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Wow! Federal retirement, and protecting it, mean hard work!

Tom Temin Commentary

6 federal workforce bills to watch this fall

Congress

Odds of a 2% federal pay raise and other workforce items from Senate spending bills

Budget

Pay raise for federal employees seems to be all but ensured

Federal Newscast

Exclusive

House VA Committee leader demands ‘airtight case’ for VA IT employees getting pay boost

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Conditions improve at one federal prison — but one big piece is still missing

A new warden have improved conditions at one troubled federal prison. But staff at the Federal Correctional Institution Thomson aren’t paid enough.

Workforce

OMB: Prepare for 3% federal pay raise

OMB said in its updated Circular A-11 guidance that the President will make a final decision about the federal pay raise, but agencies should start with 3%.

Federal Newscast

‘We need to do more’ to close gender-based pay gap, OPM says

Pay

After some governmentwide changes to address a federal pay gap, OPM called on agencies with their own pay systems to review their policies and make adjustments.