Pay
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A watchdog report finds breakdowns in communications — and leadership — led to the VA paying nearly $11 million in bonuses to ineligible career executives.
May 10, 2024 -
The Transportation Security Administration has seen a 9% drop in attrition since the historic pay raises last year.
April 17, 2024 -
VA positions under review include a mix of white-collar General Schedule (GS) and blue-collar Wage Grade (WG) positions.
April 09, 2024 -
While financial education plays a role in improving military families’ money mastery, it’s not the only solution.
April 01, 2024 -
Pay at TSA was reportedly one of the crunch-time issues for lawmakers negotiating the contentious fiscal 2024 homeland security spending bill.
March 21, 2024 -
After decades of annual pay caps, wages for blue-collar feds in 75% of Federal Wage System localities no longer align with "prevailing" local rates.
March 15, 2024 -
After AFGE ratified the new bargaining agreement for TSA, agency leaders will have to give the contract a final sign-off before implementation begins.
March 12, 2024 -
Months of tense negotiations and four continuing resolutions later, a new appropriations minibus puts several agencies at or below fiscal 2023 spending levels.
March 05, 2024 -
Fresh off a 5% pay raise, federal employees can look forward to some other enhancements coming their way, like the possibility of another hefty pay raise next year.
February 16, 2024 -
The largest federal employee union is calling on Congress to give federal employees a higher pay raise next year, as well as avoid a government shutdown next month.
February 13, 2024 -
A Special Salary Rate at the Veterans Health Administration gives the agency long-term tools to compete for in-demand HR professionals.
February 12, 2024 -
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Pay equity, employee engagement and a clear grievance procedure are top of mind for a nearly brand-new bargaining unit at the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
February 01, 2024 -
Despite high agreement that improvements are necessary, it will likely still be years before Congress and the Defense Department can fully address major quality-of-life challenges for military personnel through appropriations.
January 31, 2024 -
Democrats are once again turning their attention to next year’s federal pay raise, but under the current continuing resolution, many agencies are trying to figure out how to fund the already higher pay rates for their employees.
January 30, 2024