That must be done in a targeted way that focuses our investments in what works and in what will lay the foundation for job creation and economic growth for years to come while cutting back elsewhere in our budget. That is why the President has decided to propose a freeze in civilian pay for federal employees for two years, and This was a decision that was not made lightly.
From the doctors and nurses who care for our veterans to the scientists searching for better treatments and cures, the men and women who care for our national parks, and the thousands who make sure that the Social Security check is in the mail and that students get their scholarships, federal workers serve their fellow Americans. They do so often with great sacrifice and motivated by a patriotic love for their country. Insight by Galvanize: Federal News Network surveyed six agencies about their approach to risk management, including the use of cloud services, artificial intelligence, advanced analytics and other technologies.
The law ties annual increases to the Employment Cost Index , a measure of wage growth in the broader economy maintained by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Under that model, feds would have received a 2. Presidents of both parties have invoked the provision regularly, including two years ago, when President Barack Obama initially used it to limit federal pay raises to 1.
A month later, he used it to again to increase the raise to 2. It remains possible that Congress could step in and add a raise to whatever measure it eventually approves to fully reopen the federal government.
Prior to the shutdown, members from Maryland and Virginia attempted, unsuccessfully , to add a governmentwide raise to a continuing resolution for the Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies. Federal employees are bearing the brunt of this shutdown and their financial concerns are increasing the longer this drags on.
NTEU strongly believes they deserve an increase in their pay and will continue working to make that happen. The pay freeze does not apply to military personnel. Under Defense appropriation and authorization bills the president has already signed for , service members will get a 2. Follow jserbuWFED. Listen Live Schedule Sports. Artificial Intelligence.
Ask the CIO. Funding legislation passed by the House would have also increased federal base pay by 2. Such an adjustment would constitute the largest federal employee pay increase in the last decade and put federal employees on parity with the planned increase for military personnel. Jessie Bur covers the federal workforce and the changes most likely to impact government employees. By Jessie Bur. Sep 2, Federal workers brace for long shutdown The move, which nixes a 2. Trump told lawmakers he planned to scrap the pay bump for federal workers in August, saying the federal budget couldn't support it.
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