President Issues Executive Order on 2008 GS Pay Raise
President Bush has issued an executive order implementing the 2008 pay raise for GS employees.
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Questions–and Answers–About 2008 Pay Rates
Readers have asked several questions about the pay tables we have posted on our site for the 2008 pay raise. Here are answers to the most common questions.
Welcome to the Real World! What Will Your 2008 Paycheck Look Like? DoD Makes Last-Minute Changes
There are more changes to the NSPS system that will please some under the system. It isn’t simple but it is based on pay for performance–a horrifying concept according to many comments from readers who like the system of everyone getting the same pay raise every year.
Tattoos, Pay, Sick Leave, Retirement and Feds in Trouble: 2007 Comes to a Close
As 2007 comes to a close, what were the topics of most interest to our readers? You might expect that pay issues would be popular but how about sick leave and mistakes that get federal employees in trouble? Here is a listing of our top 20 articles in order of their popularity. The most popular articles are listed first.
Pay Raise Saga Limping to A Conclusion
With the approval of the omnibus spending bill by the House, the 2008 federal pay raise saga may be limping to an end this week despite predictions of an administrative disaster befalling the government with another shutdown or the possibility of a continuing resolution for the rest of the year.
Understanding the 2008 Federal Pay Raise (Maybe)
The federal pay system is complex. Some readers have asked good questions because of confusion about the amount of their pay based on the possibility of an average pay increase of 3% or an average of 3.5%. If you are confused, you are not alone.
Following the Annual Federal Pay Raise Minuet
The President has proposed an alternative pay plan for federal employees that would give an average raise of 3% for 2008. Congress is on record as preferring 3.5%. Are you surprised at any of these developments?
The Federal 2008 Pay Raise: The Latest Twist in the Process
The process of determining the annual pay raise for federal employees is proceeding slowly, as usual, with its usual twists and turns. The latest twist: President Bush has issued an alternative pay plan that would still grant a pay increase but lower than most federal employees would like. Here is the text of the President’s letter.
3% or 3.5% in 2008? Check Out the Actual Dollars and Cents in Your Locality
Will federal employees get a raise of 3% or 3.5% in 2008 (or some other figure)? No one knows but one of these two is likely. Here is how to quickly calculate what the raise will mean to the actual dollars in your paycheck for next year.
2007 Pay for Feds Lags Private Sector
Merit pay is rampant in the private sector. In the federal government, equal pay raises across the board are the norm although a report issued in 2006 shows that federal employees have not fared too badly. The systems are different and pay and the sources of job satisfaction are unlikely to ever match up.
