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How Do Federal Employees Rate President Trump in His First Year?

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithFebruary 20, 2018 2:22 PM Categories Current Events Leave a comment

How do federal employees and retirees rate President Trump’s performance after his first year? How does his rating compare to President Obama at the same point?

How Much of a Pension Will Obama and Biden Get After Leaving Office?

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithUpdated: January 24, 2017 1:32 PM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment

Barack Obama and Joe Biden have left the White House, but they will be receiving compensation for their service in government. Here is a summary of how their pension programs work.

Why Isn’t the President Giving Federal Retirees a Higher Raise?

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithUpdated: January 10, 2017 7:50 AM Categories Federal Employee Pay News, Q&A Leave a comment
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Why isn’t the president giving a higher pay raise to federal retirees? I am a federal retiree and seeing current federal employees get a higher raise than me I feel is unfair.

Obama Offers a Final ‘Thank You’ to Federal Employees

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithDecember 14, 2016 9:19 AM Categories Current Events Leave a comment

President Obama offered a final “thank you” to federal employees during his last days in office to honor their accomplishments.

President Issues 2.1% Pay Raise Plan for Federal Employees

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithUpdated: December 15, 2016 8:05 AM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment

President Obama has issued a surprising last minute pay raise plan for federal employees effective in January 2017.

Senators Ask Obama to Freeze Federal Hiring Until Trump Takes Office

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithDecember 2, 2016 3:27 PM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment

Two Senators have asked President Obama to freeze federal hiring during the transition between presidential administrations to combat the practice of “burrowing in” by political appointees.

Alternative Pay Plan Submitted for Federal Employees in 2017: 1.6% Average Raise

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithNovember 29, 2016 8:26 PM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment
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President Obama has submitted an Alternative Pay Plan for 2017. The average federal pay raise would be 1.6%.

Executive Order Seeks to Increase Federal Employee Donations to CFC

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithOctober 16, 2016 6:38 PM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment

Contributions to the CFC have been going down each year since 2009. A new executive order seeks to reverse this by allowing retired federal employees to donate as well as allowing agencies to count federal employees’ time spent working for charity as a monetary donation.

Obama Calls for Increased Diversity at National Security Agencies

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithUpdated: October 11, 2016 7:33 PM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment

A new presidential memorandum calls for greater diversity and inclusion among the federal government’s national security workforce.

Obama Thanks Federal Employees

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMay 3, 2016 8:05 AM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment

President Obama sent a thank you message to the federal workforce as part of Public Service Recognition Week and also discussed a new initiative he is undertaking for federal job applicants.

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