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New bill aims to raise pay of blue-collar federal employees

In today’s Federal Newscast: A new bill aims to raise the pay for blue-collar federal employees. CISA is expanding its cyber services beyond federal agencies….

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Pay agent renews calls for ‘major legislative reforms’ to federal pay

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FILE - A box filled with dollar bills is shown in New York, Wednesday, April 3, 2019. Even though your tax refund can feel like a gift from the government, the best use of those funds is not always apparent. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Locality tweaks are only the tip of the federal pay iceberg, managers coalition warns

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locality pay, minimum wage

Thousands of feds one step closer to a bigger raise in 2024

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OPM addresses gender pay gap, proposes ban on agencies’ use of salary history for new hires

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

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Defining a Recession Explainer

Pay agent calls for ‘major reforms’ to federal pay system, approves four new pay localities

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The federal pay gap is shrinking, but advocacy groups are calling for more

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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.

Congress upholds pay freeze for political appointees, vice president through end of 2022

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Hard to tell how much impact EO will have on federal pay equity

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Department of Justice sign, Washington DC, USA. Many law enforcement agencies are administered by the DOJ, including the FBI, DEA and Federal Bureau of Prisons

Federal attorneys group urges DOJ to fix pay disparity, set new policy for telework

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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.

Thousands of feds won’t get all — or any — of the January raise!

Over the years, an artificial pay cap has kept many GS-15s from getting some or all of the raises their subordinates got.

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AP Photo/Manuel Balce CenetaFILE - In this Feb. 25, 2015 file photo, the Homeland Security Department headquarters in northwest Washington. President Joe Biden has selected two former senior National Security Agency officials for key cyber roles in his administration.  Chris Inglis, a former NSA deputy director, is being nominated as the government's first national cyber director. Jen Easterly, a former deputy for counterterrorism at the NSA, has been tapped to run the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency at the Department of Homeland Security. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

DHS cyber talent system set to go live with ‘around 150 positions’ next month

CISA says the program will allow it to hire more cyber experts from non-traditional backgrounds.

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ATF misclassified jobs, improperly paid out law enforcement benefits, audit finds

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives misclassified more than 90 administrative positions as law enforcement jobs — and provided special premium pay typically reserved for criminal investigators and other officers to some employees.

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