The Federal Pay System Is Designed to Lag—and the Data Prove It
A decade of data shows federal pay raises usually trail the Employment Cost Index and inflation, revealing how the pay system is structured to lag the broader labor market.
A decade of data shows federal pay raises usually trail the Employment Cost Index and inflation, revealing how the pay system is structured to lag the broader labor market.
HR 2.0 is coming to all agencies. Reinventing government always bring changes. Here is a summary of what happened last time and what is heading your way this time.
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Facing mounting pressure to end the shutdown as more Americans feel the strain, 8 Democrats voted with Republicans late on Sunday to create momentum that could end the shutdown.