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Federal pay falls even further behind the private sector

Over the last year, federal sector wages fell 27.54% behind those in the private sector, a more than 3% jump in the pay gap since 2022.

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(AP Photo/David Goldman)FILE - In this June 6, 2015, file photo, a customer, bottom, pays for goods while shopping at the Atlanta Farmers Market in Atlanta. Americans finally got a raise in 2015 after seven years of stagnating incomes, driven by big gains among the poorest households, according to information provided by the Census Bureau, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016. Higher minimum wages in many states and tougher competition among businesses to fill jobs pushed up pay, while low inflation made those paychecks stretch further. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Federal pay raises have lagged private sector for more than a decade, data shows

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How does locality pay actually work, and where did it come from?

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Service members see a 12% boost in housing allowance

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Government cyber work – A great place to kick off a career

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(Getty Images/iStockphoto/fotostok_pdv)Close up of female hands counting US dollar banknotes at the table in front a laptop computer. Woman accountant with money and notebook.

Breaking down a few key recommendations from the Federal Salary Council

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How much does inflation actually matter to DoD and can it be fixed?

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OPM to create Chief Diversity Officer Council to elevate role across government

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Not rocket science, but close

Is the government using the wrong measuring tool to track inflation and thus producing the wrong cost of living adjustments?

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‘How do we do better?’ Chief data officers see hiring challenges persist

Chief data offiers face a long road ahead, not just getting their agencies to adopt the culture change of data-driven government, but also finding a workforce…

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Civic Digital Fellows

Civic digital fellows exchange tech skills for lessons in government bureaucracy

Many of students in this year’s Civic Digital Fellowship program this summer said they were inspired by the impact they had to make a difference on the products and services the American people use every day.

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