Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., urged a 3.2% pay increase for civilian federal employees.

Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., urged a 3.2% pay increase for civilian federal employees. Tasos Katopodis/Pool via AP

GovExec Daily: Two Different Pay Raise Numbers

Erich Wagner joins the show to discuss a plan that would exceed the Biden budget pay raise for feds.

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.

GovExec Senior Correspondent Erich Wagner covers the federal workforce. He joined the podcast to discuss the budget request and how it will affect federal employees.

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