Randy Erwin

A firefighters works to stop a wildfire in Gouveia, in the Serra da Estrela mountain range, in Portugal on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Authorities in Portugal said Thursday they had brought under control a wildfire that for almost two weeks raced through pine forests in the Serra da Estrela national park, but later in the day a new fire started and threatened Gouveia. (AP Photo/Joao Henriques)

Despite massive bipartisanship, a pay raise for federal wildland firefighters is still at risk

Between one-third and one-half of federal wildland firefighters would resign if Congress doesn’t make a temporary pay raise permanent, the National Federation…

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Bill roundup: Committee OKs Border Patrol pay raise, CBP hiring, permanent federal firefighter raise

Pay

Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) speaks to reporters in front of the Capitol building about workforce challenges for federal wildland firefighters. Photo by Drew Friedman, Federal News Network.

15 weeks until federal firefighters face ‘pay cliff,’ warn Forest Service, Interior officials

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Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.), accompanied by federal wildland firefighters and union leaders, speaks to reporters in front of the Capitol building.

With time running out on a temporary pay raise, federal firefighters press Congress for a permanent one

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Drew Friedman, Federal News Network

Hundreds of employees rally behind 8.7% proposed federal pay raise

Unions

Lawmakers renew calls to offer paid family and medical leave to federal employees

Workforce

Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, speaks during a Senate Foreign Relations committee hearing on the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget in Washington, Tuesday, April 26, 2022. (Al Drago/Pool Photo via AP)

Democrats reintroduce bill to give feds 8.7% average pay raise next year

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Federal unions have a way to locate unrepresented employees, OPM says

Unions

Under infrastructure law, federal firefighters to see increase in pay

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Returning to the office will not solve the backlogs lawmakers are worried about

Federal Report

USDA joins SSA in telling employees about reentry plans

Workforce

Practice makes perfect: firefighter Nick Vallardo trains with an engine crew as they prepare for the coming wildfire season. (Lisa Cox, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)

Interior, USDA to implement pay raises for federal firefighters later this month

About 3,500 federal firefighters at the Interior Department and 11,300 others at the Agriculture Department’s Forest Service will see pay raises to meet…

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In this May 14, 2021, photo provided by the High Desert Museum, U.S. Forest Service firefighters carry out a prescribed burn on the grounds of the High Desert Museum, near Bend, Oregon. The prescribed burn is part of a massive effort in wildlands across the West to prepare for a fire season that follows the worst one on record. (Kyle Kosma/High Desert Museum via AP)

Biden expands pay, hiring for federal firefighters, but union warns it’s not enough

The Biden administration recently announced a series of steps it would take to improve pay and expand capacity for federal firefighters, but a federal…

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The bronze Statue of Freedom, by Thomas Crawford, is the crowning feature of the dome of the U.S. Capitol, shown ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

TSP changes, retirement help for former seasonal feds and other bills to watch

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Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) wants the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to take on new fiduciary responsibilities, while a bipartisan pair in the House is eyeing retirement reforms for former temporary and seasonal employees.

Randy Erwin

Despite massive bipartisanship, a pay raise for federal wildland firefighters is still at risk

Bill roundup: Committee OKs Border Patrol pay raise, CBP hiring, permanent federal firefighter raise

15 weeks until federal firefighters face ‘pay cliff,’ warn Forest Service, Interior officials

With time running out on a temporary pay raise, federal firefighters press Congress for a permanent one

Hundreds of employees rally behind 8.7% proposed federal pay raise

Lawmakers renew calls to offer paid family and medical leave to federal employees

Democrats reintroduce bill to give feds 8.7% average pay raise next year

Federal unions have a way to locate unrepresented employees, OPM says

Under infrastructure law, federal firefighters to see increase in pay

Returning to the office will not solve the backlogs lawmakers are worried about

USDA joins SSA in telling employees about reentry plans

Interior, USDA to implement pay raises for federal firefighters later this month

Biden expands pay, hiring for federal firefighters, but union warns it’s not enough

TSP changes, retirement help for former seasonal feds and other bills to watch

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