The report comes as Congress and the administration are considering a two-year pay freeze. The White House held 2011 locality pay at the 2010 levels. The council also wants to add six new cities to the locality pay list.
The House measure wraps all the unfinished annual spending bills into a single catchall measure while freezing spending at last year\'s levels. One of the biggest surprises in the act is the inclusion of a two year pay freeze as proposed by President Obama.
The \"FY 2011 Year Long Funding Act\" contains language that will linger on long after the year is over. The Hill\'s Ian Swanson explains.
Former Virginia Congressman Tom Davis said federal employees are on the chopping block because they are easy prey. Davis, now a director with Deloitte and Touche, said a letter from the Washington-D.C. area delegation could impact the potential two-year pay freeze the White House is proposing. The eight House members say feds are being targeted unfairly to help reduce the deficit.
Federal health benefits expert Walton Francis explains what feds need to do in the last week leading up to the open season deadline.
Former Virginia Congressman Tom Davis tells WFED\'s Jason Miller about the impact of the new Congress on federal employees.
Debt commission\'s plan fails to get majority approval. The White House and lawmakers say they will review the recommendations and figure out how to move many of them forward.
TSP returns were down last month. Pay freeze talk heats up. Certified Financial Planner Arthur Stein offers some advice.
Military Times reports that the fiscal commission is considering a revised plan that does not include a previous proposal to freeze military pay.
The Fiscal Commission issued its final set of recommendations detailing several that would affect federal employees. The panel suggested reducing the federal workforce by 200,000 employees over the next five years, changing the FEHB to a defined contribution premium program and several other short term changes.
Next year you\'ll be asked to pay 2011 health premiums using your frozen 2010 pay check. That will mean an actual drop in income unless, as Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says, you pick up a bargain health plan between now and December 13.
The White House deficit commission releases its recs, some of which directly impact federal employees.
WFED\'s Jason Miller brings the latest on the deficit commission\'s recommendations that impact federal employees.
The Partnership for Public Service\'s Tom Fox tells managers how to lead amidst fears of a pay freeze.
It’s a challenging time for feds with the potential for a pay freeze and the deficit commission’s recommendations that target federal pay and benefits. The DorobekINSIDER gets some insights from Robert Tobias, the director of…