Pay

• Hundreds of employees rally behind 8.7% proposed federal pay raise

  Federal employees, union officials and lawmakers heightened calls for an 8.7% federal pay raise in 2024 at a rally in front of the Capitol building.

  Unions

  February 15, 2023
• Everybody expected this train wreck, but that doesn’t make it any prettier

  The pandemic relief fraud numbers keep piling up. A billion here, a billion there. Was anybody watching?

  People

  February 15, 2023
• Lawmakers renew calls to offer paid family and medical leave to federal employees

  The Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act would give feds 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave, essentially replacing the 12 weeks of unpaid leave offered through the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).

  Workforce

  February 08, 2023
• Biden urges agencies to broaden paid, unpaid leave options for federal employees

  President Joe Biden directed agency leaders to expand federal employees’ access to leave options, including for family and medical emergencies, as well as in instances of domestic violence.

  Pay & Benefits

  February 02, 2023
• After pushback, NSF implements 4.6% average pay raise for all excepted service employees

  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.

  Pay

  February 02, 2023
• Initial plans to cap pay raise for hundreds of NSF employees gain major union pushback

  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.

  Pay

  January 31, 2023
• VA says it’s ready to process all the burn pit claims pouring in

  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.

  Veterans Affairs

  January 31, 2023
• Democrats reintroduce bill to give feds 8.7% average pay raise next year

  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.

  Pay

  January 26, 2023
• Senators seek to raise VA doctor pay caps to boost agency’s hiring efforts

  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.

  Pay & Benefits

  January 25, 2023
• USPS tightens online security after fraudsters steal employees’ paychecks

  The Postal Service is tightening its online security measures, in response to fraudsters targeting the financial information of USPS employees.

  Pay

  January 20, 2023
• Biden administration fends off challenge to higher minimum wage for federal contractors

  The Biden administration has fended off a state-led challenge to an executive order that raised the minimum hourly wage for federal contractor employees.

  Contracting

  January 11, 2023
• Hundreds of federal employees teleworking overseas set to receive pay bump under NDAA

  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.

  Pay

  January 09, 2023
• How does locality pay actually work, and where did it come from?

  Explaining the history of locality pay and how it affects federal employees on the General Schedule.

  Pay

  January 05, 2023
• House Republicans introduce plans to revive ‘Holman rule’ in Congress

  The Holman rule gives lawmakers the ability to make changes to federal employees’ salaries and reduce agency staffing.

  Congress

  January 02, 2023