House Votes to Extend Pay Freeze
The House voted Tuesday to block the scheduled 0.5% pay raise for federal employees for 2013 which would effectively extend the pay freeze for another year.
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Opposition Grows to Congressional Pay Raise
A growing number of voices in Congress have come out against President Obama’s executive order giving Congress a 0.5% pay raise.
Barrow Urges House Leadership to Block Congressional Pay Increase
Rep. John Barrow (D-GA) is urging House members to block the pay increase for Members of Congress that was recently enacted by an executive order.
Vice President and Congress Getting Raises Too
An executive order was issued Thursday which will make the end to the pay freeze for the federal workforce official in the spring. But federal employees aren’t the only ones who are getting a pay raise from the deal.
How Many Holidays Will You Get in 2013?
Federal employees will get ten paid holidays in 2013 as defined by OPM.
End of the Federal Pay Freeze Announced
A new executive order announces the end of the federal pay freeze. The new pay rates will not take effect until after March 27, 2013.
Risk of Sequestration Haunts Federal Employees
A group of panelists discuss what federal employees can expect if lawmakers miss the fiscal cliff deadline.
White House: Your Pay is Officially Frozen Through March 2013
The president made the pay freeze extension on the federal workforce official this afternoon when he issued a presidential memorandum directing heads of agencies to not issue any pay increases until at least March 27, 2013.
White House Responds to Petition for Christmas Eve Holiday
Did the petition requesting that December 24th be a paid holiday for federal employees have an impact on the president’s decision to issue the executive order? The official White House response has been issued to the petition which gathered more than 28,000 signatures.
2012: OPM Issues Guidance on Christmas Eve Holiday
OPM Director John Berry has issued guidance for pay and leave purposes on the extra holiday on December 24th granted to federal employees by the president.
