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Some clever, eligible federal workers are considering retiring later this year to be on the retirement roles for the January 2019 cost of living adjustment. But the problem is that time is not on their side.
The 150-member Republican Study Committee has listed its budget priorities for 2019, calling for eliminating all automatic pay raises for federal workers, and increasing their contributions to their own retirement. The conservative group's also wants to make it easier for federal employees to be fired.
The Trump administration has been pulling at the Gordian knot of federal employment.
The American Federation of Government Employees and have endorsed congressional candidates whom they hope will advocate for federal worker pay going forward.
See how your salary compare to feds doing exactly the same jobs in the same agency but in another city.
Jeff Neal, senior vice president at ICF and former chief human capital officer at DHS, examines whether federal employees soon will see governmentwide pay for performance.
Are proposals to freeze federal pay and cut retirement benefits just political talk or, as one retiree put it, a reasonable menace?
Some members of the National Guard said certification of their promotions has taken up to six months.
In locations with fewer federal workers and/or fewer high grade jobs, promotion opportunities for employees in lower grade jobs are more limited than that of employees at the same grade in the D.C. region.
The Federal Salary Council will also review the methodology it currently uses to determine the locality pay program.
Feds would all be better off if they recognize the differences and the similarities between D.C. and field employees, but commentator Jeff Neal is not optimistic that will happen any time soon.
The Navy is increasing bonuses to keep pilots in the service.
In today's Federal Newscast, Rep. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.) said the public should be able to see how much federal employees earn from performance bonuses.
The "Holman Rule" lets members of Congress make changes to a federal employee’s salary or position without input from the appropriations committee -- or the employee or its agency.