federal pay raise
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Depending on whose numbers you believe, federal workers are either overpaid by 34 percent or underpaid by 25 percent compared to the private sector.
May 02, 2016 -
In the great cosmic government calculator, a corporal willing to put him- or herself in harm's way to defend an ideal gets paid $24,000 plus room and board.
April 21, 2016 -
Politicians are promising federal workers a big pay raise in January. But Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says feds can be cheap dates in an election year.
March 25, 2016 -
When investing for retirement having more time is good, but Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says that young and lower-paid federal investors may be missing a golden opportunity.
March 09, 2016 -
Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) said federal employees wouldn't worry so much about changing locality pay, if Congress passed higher, across the board pay raises overall. He called for a 5.3 percent bump in pay next year, well over the 1.6 percent raise President Barack Obama proposed in his 2017 budget request.
March 07, 2016 -
The National Treasury Employees Union says the upcoming 2016 election could be the most important one for federal employees yet. NTEU National President Tony Reardon is calling on his members to organize, rally for change and vote for the representatives who will protect their federal pay, benefits and collective bargaining rights.
February 23, 2016 -
Legislation to boost federal workers' pay by 5.3 percent is set to be introduced by Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) The bill comes after President Barack Obama proposed a 1.6 percent increase in his fiscal 2017 budget.
February 12, 2016 -
Federal employees on Jan. 1 received a 1 percent raise. Does President Obama's $4 trillion budget proposal mean a pay raise or more of the same for feds?
February 09, 2016 -
The American Federation of Government Employees, along with some members of Congress, said a 5.3 percent pay raise for civilian and military personnel isn't out of the question in 2017, after six years of nearly stagnant wages.
February 08, 2016 -
Planning a federal pay raise party? If so, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says you may want to hold down expenses by making it a BYO affair.
January 11, 2016 -
Federal News Radio counts down the 10 most read stories of 2015. Find out what topics were most on the minds of our readers last year.
January 01, 2016 -
Didn't you know that there would be a catch to the SES pay raise? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has the details.
December 23, 2015 -
With the ceiling for Grade 15 being raised and members of the Senior Executive Service getting a pay boost, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says federal managers are finally getting some long overdue love.
December 22, 2015 -
Federal workers in the Washington-Baltimore area are due a locality pay raise next year, but Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it may be smaller than expected.
November 10, 2015 -
Government zombies? The civil service version of the undead! Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says they exist and many of them are right in our backyard.
November 04, 2015