Are Federal Executives Overpaid? SES Facts and Myths
Are members of the Senior Executive Service overpaid? The author looks at a number of facts and myths surround the federal pay debate.
Are members of the Senior Executive Service overpaid? The author looks at a number of facts and myths surround the federal pay debate.
The Federal Salary Council has concluded, as it has in past years, that federal employees are generally underpaid by about 35%.
FedSmith.com users said in a recent survey that they think federal employees should be given a 3% pay raise in 2016.
According to one organization, federal employee pay and benefits are creating “[A]n elite Island of secure and highly-paid workers separated from the ocean of average Americans competing in the global economy.” Here are the author’s reasons for this conclusion and what it might mean for federal workers.
What were the most popular articles on FedSmith.com in 2014? From the 2015 COLA to a 1% pay raise next year, here are the articles you read the most.
The author says that studies comparing federal benefits to those in the private sector miss a key issue and that there are substantial differences in the benefit packages across industry sectors.
As a result of the Republican wave of victories in the mid-term elections, Congress will now be under the control of Republicans. What subjects of interest to federal employees are likely to arise as a result? Here are a few that are likely to impact the federal workforce.
There appears to be a growing consensus in Washington that the General Schedule pay system is outdated and in need of reform. But a recent hearing on the issue highlighted the fact that there are many different opinions on how to reform the system (or even if it should be reformed at all).
More than 1.4 million employees are covered by the General Schedule. Another 30K are covered by pay plans that tie their pay directly to GS rates. Should the GS system be replaced?
A new report from the Government Accountability Office warns of a wave of new retirements, saying that as much as one third of federal employees will be able to eligible to retire by September 2017. The report also notes that federal spending on total government-wide compensation has increased 10% over 8 years.