Pay
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National Science Foundation officials announced that all agency employees will receive a 4.6% pay raise for 2023, striking initial plans to implement a 1% raise for senior-level excepted service feds.
February 02, 2023 -
The American Federation of Government Employees raised concerns about initial plans to cap pay for hundreds of employees at the National Science Foundation, though NSF officials said no final decisions have been made.
January 31, 2023 -
The latest benefit signed into law for veterans aims to help those exposed to the poisonous fumes of burn pits and other sources. VA officials say they were ready for the Pact Act.
January 31, 2023 -
In what has become tradition in recent years, a bicameral pair of Democrats proposed a bill to give most civilian federal employees an 8.7% pay raise in 2024.
January 26, 2023 -
The VA CAREERS Act would set higher base pay caps for VA physicians, podiatrists, optometrists and dentists as the Veterans Affairs Department looks to grow its health care workforce.
January 25, 2023 -
The Postal Service is tightening its online security measures, in response to fraudsters targeting the financial information of USPS employees.
January 20, 2023 -
The Biden administration has fended off a state-led challenge to an executive order that raised the minimum hourly wage for federal contractor employees.
January 11, 2023 -
A provision in the 2023 NDAA will establish a locality pay equivalent for hundreds of civilian federal employees working under the Domestic Employees Teleworking Overseas (DETO) program.
January 09, 2023 -
Explaining the history of locality pay and how it affects federal employees on the General Schedule.
January 05, 2023 -
The Holman rule gives lawmakers the ability to make changes to federal employees’ salaries and reduce agency staffing.
January 02, 2023 -
President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Dec. 23 to make the average 4.6% federal pay raise official for civilian employees. But the exact raise you get depends on where you work.
December 23, 2022 -
The government funding bill includes $398 million to bring TSA salaries in line with the rest of the federal workforce and the General Schedule system.
December 22, 2022 -
Congress released the text of a massive government spending package for fiscal 2023, which includes an increase of $42.5 billion in non-defense spending and an increase of $76 billion in defense spending over enacted 2022 levels. But just a few days remain to pass the legislation and avoid either a government shutdown or another continuing resolution.
December 20, 2022 -
The President’s Pay Agent issued an annual report, approving four new pay localities, while also noting the need for larger reforms to the federal compensation system.
December 19, 2022 -
The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board found that TSP participants who received an email from the board were more likely to increase their retirement savings contributions.
December 16, 2022