Pay & Benefits
Sherk: Federal Employees Should Pay for Job Security
In the debate over how to pay for the payroll tax cut extension, one group is suggesting that rather than a pay freeze, federal employees should be required…
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Federal Workforce News
SES Awards Drop in FY 2010 Under Pay Freeze
Award amounts for SES employees were generally lower in FY 2010 than in FY 2009. Recent figures from OPM show average award amounts granted by various federal agencies.
Human Resources
Ranking Federal Employee Salary Levels by Race and Gender: Which Groups Make More?
OPM recently released updated demographic data for the federal workforce. A subsection of the data released show average salaries across various ethnic groups in the federal government.
Federal Workforce News
Pay Freeze for Federal Employees Not Off the Table in Payroll Tax Cut Debates
News released today about the latest payroll tax cut debates indicate that a pay freeze for federal employees to help pay for the tax cuts is not yet…
Pay & Benefits
Federal Employees’ Pay Freeze Could Be Extended to Cover Payroll Tax Cut
The Senate is currently debating a possible payroll tax cut extension, and one plan being discussed includes an additional three year pay freeze on the federal workforce.
Pay & Benefits
Tea Party Budget Would Cut Federal Employees’ Pay by 10%
In response to the super committee's thus far failed attempts to cut $1.2 trillion in federal debt over ten years, the Tea Party has released its own budget…
Federal Workforce News
‘Government Sponsored Moguls:’ Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
A new report issued by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform argues that it is time to cut off Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from their…
Agency News
Shooting the Messenger: Coburn Defends GAO
Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) has released a new report criticizing proposed cuts to the Government Accountability Office.
Agency News
Congress Has Some Advice for TSA
According to a new report released by House Congressional leaders, the Transportation Security Administration has lost its focus on air transportation security and instead has become an "enormous,…
Human Resources
What are the Best Places to Work in Government?
The Partnership for Public Service has released its list of the best places to work in the federal government for 2011.