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GovExec Daily: The Pay Raise in Biden's New Budget

Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss the workforce aspects of the blueprint.

June 3, 2021

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By Adam Butler and Ross Gianfortune

Last week, President Biden sent Congress a $6 trillion budget request for fiscal 2022 in which he said he is “recommitting to good government” partially through re-empowering the federal workforce. The full budget request follows April’s release of Biden’s so-called skinny budget.

Erich Wagner covers the federal workforce for us here at GovExec. He joined the show to discuss the budget request and how it will affect federal employees.

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