Senior Executive Service

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

Explaining the history of locality pay and how it affects federal employees on the General Schedule.

Pay

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(AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

FILE- In this June 15, 2018, file photo, twenty dollar bills are counted in North Andover, Mass. Default on your federal student loans and the government can take up to 15 percent of each paycheck to satisfy your debt. The Education Department can also withhold federal benefits like tax returns and Social Security payments. Garnishment is an effective tool to recoup unpaid loans, private collection agencies enlisted by the Education Department took in over $841.6 million via wage garnishment in the 2018 fiscal year, but it inflicts serious financial strain on borrowers who are already struggling. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Fewer executives, bigger bucks?

Federal Report

Black federal executives have high hopes for the latest executive order on racial equity

Workforce

This undated photo provided by Panda Bear Films/Latino Public Broadcasting shows Latino construction worker stands outside a Dallas construction site.

Federal executives, workers paint bleak picture of federal workforce

Federal Newscast

GAO says these agencies didn’t follow employee reassignment rules

Agency Oversight

OPM answers some FAQ’s about surprise day off for feds

Federal Newscast

FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2016, file photo illustration, a person types on a laptop in Florida. Riviera Beach, Fla., agreed to pay $600,000 in ransom to hackers who took over its computer system, the latest in thousands of attacks worldwide aimed at extorting money from governments and businesses. Spokeswoman Rose Anne Brown said Wednesday, June 19, 2019, that the city of 35,000 residents has been working with outside security consultants, who recommended the ransom be paid. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

IG: Veterans Affairs put millions of vets and service members at risk of identity theft

Federal Newscast

DHS turnover at the top shows importance of career people

Tom Temin Commentary

‘Nearly all’ State Dept. SES, senior Foreign Service members eligible to retire in next 10 years

Within the next decade “nearly all” of the current senior Foreign Service members will be eligible to retire, as will 80 percent of the current Civil…

Workforce

Is the federal workforce stretched too thin to handle the next major disaster?

A recent study from the Senior Executives Association paints a dire picture. The federal workforce is too overworked, stressed and ill-equipped to handle…

Workforce

SES and lower-paid feds alike hit by partial shutdown

Federal Drive

As the federal partial shutdown drags on, much of the attention is on union employees and lower-paid people. But it’s not easy for federal senior executives, either.

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

OPM hopes to make it easier for women to join Senior Executive Service

Strengthening the acquisition talent pipeline is a top GSA priority for 2022

GOP members of Congress have lingering questions about federal vaccine mandate

Fewer executives, bigger bucks?

Black federal executives have high hopes for the latest executive order on racial equity

Federal executives, workers paint bleak picture of federal workforce

GAO says these agencies didn’t follow employee reassignment rules

OPM answers some FAQ’s about surprise day off for feds

IG: Veterans Affairs put millions of vets and service members at risk of identity theft

DHS turnover at the top shows importance of career people

‘Nearly all’ State Dept. SES, senior Foreign Service members eligible to retire in next 10 years

Is the federal workforce stretched too thin to handle the next major disaster?

SES and lower-paid feds alike hit by partial shutdown