Pay & Benefits
It’s No Secret: Fed Pay Still Lags—But Union Leaders Have A Fix
Fed workers shouldn’t be “forced to see your standard of living fall over time,” says the director of public policy for the American Federation of Government Employees.
Pay & Benefits
More Federal Firefighter Pay and Benefits Reforms Are Highlighted in the 2024 Budget
President Biden’s fiscal 2024 budget proposal would make temporary pay raises authorized by the bipartisan infrastructure law permanent.
Pay & Benefits
Pay Caps: Fed Exec Lobby Group Says Reform Is Past Due
“We are stuck with a personnel system mostly put together too many decades ago,” says a policy chief for the Senior Executives Association.
Pay & Benefits
National Security Pay Increases in New Survey
Lindy Kyzer joins the podcast to discuss compensation and security clearances.
Management
Biden's Budget Chief Defends Proposed Spending Increases and 5.2% Pay Raise
The president is willing to negotiate over final spending levels, OMB director tells lawmakers, but will not accept cuts to government programs.
Workforce
The Pay Raise and Other Workforce Provisions in Biden's Budget
Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss the White House plan.
Pay & Benefits
Biden Officially Proposes an Average 5.2% Pay Increase for Federal Workers and the Military in 2024
The largest proposed pay raise for federal employees since the Carter administration still falls short of the demands of some Democrats and unions.
Pay & Benefits
Biden Reportedly Will Propose a 5.2% Pay Raise for Feds in 2024
This would mark the largest boost federal employees have seen since the Carter administration, but still falls short of union and Democrats’ demands.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Managers and Recruiters, Take Note: Salaries May Stay Way Behind Inflation's Spiral
Inflation could stymie federal agencies’ efforts to recruit new employees and hold on to existing ones.
Workforce
Federal Pay and Benefits Won’t Be Used as a Bargaining Chip in Debt Ceiling Talks, If NTEU Has Any Say
National Treasury Employees Union National President Tony Reardon said his union is prepared to push for better pay and benefits, as well as to protect federal workers from attacks to their rights and workplace flexibilities.
Workforce
The Nation’s Largest Federal Employee Union Celebrates Recent Wins, and Braces for Fights Ahead
American Federation of Government Employees National President Everett Kelley says the union is prepared to defend against Republican attacks on official time and other labor policies.
Workforce
Public Servants Want to Be Paid Well… And Valued
Gordon Abner joins the podcast to discuss the things that keep federal employees in their jobs.
Workforce
Federal Firefighter Groups Find Flaws in a Watchdog's Conclusions on Recruitment, Retention Challenges
GAO didn’t speak to enough frontline firefighters to form a holistic set of recommendations to address the staffing shortage affecting agencies that fight wildfires, groups say.
Pay & Benefits
Congressional Democrats Propose an 8.7% Pay Raise for Feds in 2024
The annually introduced bill would provide a 4.7% across-the-board increase in basic pay and an average 4% increase to locality pay.
Pay & Benefits
Biden Has Issued an Executive Order Finalizing an Average 4.6% Pay Raise for Feds
The move locks in the largest pay increase for federal employees in two decades, although in a year with record inflation, it still fell short of some employee groups’ hopes.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: 2022 In Review
Tom Shoop joins the podcast to discuss the biggest stories of the year.
Pay & Benefits
The President’s Pay Agent Has Approved Four New Locality Pay Areas
The annual report from the leaders of OMB, OPM and the Labor Department also authorized a number of tweaks to the criteria that govern which regions are eligible to be added to the map of locality pay areas.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: What Still Needs to Happen for Feds to Get Their 2023 Pay Raise
Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss the end-of-year steps needed for public servants to get their average 4.6% increase.
Pay & Benefits
Here’s What Still Needs to Happen for Feds to Get Their 2023 Pay Raise
Although there’s only a month left in the year, there are still a number of things that must be done to finalize an average 4.6% pay hike for civilian federal workers in January.
Pay & Benefits
Low Pay Remains the Largest Barrier to Federal Wildland Firefighter Recruitment, GAO Says
Although the Biden administration has taken multiple steps to boost compensation for federal firefighters, the government watchdog agency reports those measures are both not enough to compete with state and local governments and only temporary.
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