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OPM’s Retirement Backlog Continues to Grow
The outstanding backlog of retirement claims grew again in February according to new data from the Office of Personnel Management.
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FedSmith.com Users Think 4% Pay Raise is Fair
In a recent survey, we asked our users what size pay raise in 2015 would be fair. The majority of respondents said that they thought 4% would be appropriate.
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Opportunity for All: Obama’s 2015 Budget
The White House released the president’s proposed budget for the 2015 fiscal year today. Here are some of the highlights that are likely to be of most interest to the federal workforce.
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President’s Budget to be Released Tuesday
The White House is expected to release the president’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2015 today. Here are two key components for the federal workforce that will be in the budget.
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Your Take: What is a Fair Pay Raise?
Ever since the White House announced the president would propose a 1% pay raise for federal employees in 2015, groups and individuals have been actively expressing their opinions on what they think the appropriate raise should be. What raise do you think is fair? Here is your chance to share your opinion.
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AFGE: A 4% Raise Would Be Fair
The American Federation of Government Employees has decided that the pay increase President Obama proposed for federal workers in 2015 is one fourth the size that it should be. However, it is at best unclear how the union arrived at this figure.
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Obama to Propose 1% Pay Raise for Federal Workers
President Obama will propose a 1% pay increase for federal employees and military members in his upcoming 2015 budget proposal.
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Obama’s Budget Proposal Will Not Include Chained CPI
The president’s budget proposal that is due out next month will not include the chained CPI that was included in his budget blueprint from last year.
About Ian Smith
Ian Smith has worked in the web development field since 1998. During his career, he has been involved in developing a number of web applications on federal topics such as a federal case research system and online newsletters for federal agencies and employees.
Ian is one of the co-founders of FedSmith.com, and he maintains the web applications and database for FedSmith.com as well as creates new applications for the site in his spare time.