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The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee recently released its plan for the 113th Congress with its stated goals for the next two years, one of which is to bring compensation of the federal workforce more in line with the private sector.
One Congressman has taken a stand that is popular with many in his district by announcing he is not using the federal health benefits program or the FERS retirement system because they are better than the benefits available to many taxpayers. How is this likely to work out for him?
The author says that the General Schedule pay system has some positive attributes that have helped it last for as long as it has, but he makes recommendations for a new government pay system to attract and retain federal employees.
Exactly how is your retirement income taxed for federal income tax purposes? The author breaks it down piece by piece.
Republican leaders have postponed voting on a bill that would block the scheduled pay increase for federal employees.
Groups representing federal employees have been speaking out on the House’s scheduled vote on a bill that would continue the pay freeze for the federal workforce.
Two recent editorials take issue with the upcoming pay increase for federal employees.
A petition has been filed asking the administration to stop withholding payments to the G fund.
Congressman Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has introduced a bill that would freeze pay for federal employees and extend a freeze on pay for Members of Congress.
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said that the government has begun borrowing from the federal employee pension fund to keep operating without passing the approaching debt limit.
