Budget Debates on Government Spending: What Feds Should Know
With both normal budgetary debates and the debt ceiling crisis on the horizon, here’s how federal employee benefits and agency spending could be affected.
IT Positions in the Federal Government to Receive Significant Pay Increase
There is an SSR on the horizon for Information and Technology Specialists in the Federal Government.
2024 Federal Pay Raise Update: FAIR Act Introduced Again
An 8.7% raise for the US Federal Workforce? Speculation over next year’s pay raise has begun! Since 2016, the FAIR act has started the process for determining the pay increase…
2023 Federal Pay Raise Update: Waiting on the White House
Although the 4.6% average pay raise for federal employees is pretty set – it has yet to be finalized.
Pending Laws That Would Impact Federal Employees
Items of pending legislation that Congress could still vote on: Schedule F, Eliminating the WEP, and more.
2023 Federal Pay Raise Update: Biggest Increase in 20 Years
Biden practically finalized the 4.6% raise for federal employees with a recent letter – also confirmed 4.6% is an average, factoring in locality pay.
Rugged Federal Wildland Crew Now Officially Recognized as ‘Firefighters’
With wildfires becoming more of a prevalent problem across the US, federal workers on the frontlines battling flames get designation as ‘firefighters’
New Locality Recommendations: 16,000 Feds Could See Pay Boost
Advisory council suggests adding new localities, adjusting some existing ones to encompass more federal workers, and loosening requirements for locality designation.
Is the Federal Retirement Tsunami Almost Here?
Looming since the 1990s, are retiring baby boomers in the Government about to cause the long-predicted retirement tsunami?
2023 Federal Pay Raise Update: Senate’s Silence Supports Likelihood of 4.6%
Government spending bill doesn’t mention federal pay raise – a strong indication that Congress supports the White House recommendation of 4.6%