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Something Concrete
For this election season, I’ve been watching and waiting for either party’s documented views on the federal government, agencies and employees. We have the first concrete view. The Republic Party has released its 2016 Platform. According to Government Executive, “The Republican … Continue reading
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Tagged basic pay, budget, Civil Service, Congress, democrats, federal agencies, federal budget, federal employees, federal government, federal workforce, republicans, workforce
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A calm after the elections?
There seems to be a calm after the recent elections. At this point, I’m watching and waiting to see what’s next for federal employees. Maybe you are too. There have been rumbles in the news on various statements from the new congressional … Continue reading
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Tagged 1%, basic pay, benefits, budget cuts, civil servants, Civil Service, Congress, federal budget, federal employee benefits, federal employees, federal workforce, furloughs, locality pay, Office of Personnel Management, OPM, Republican majority, sequestration
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Hear me out this – Read to the bottom
Few things bother me. Here are the top five on my list. 1) People who don’t take responsibility for their own actions. 2) People making excuses for those who don’t take responsibility for their own actions. 3) Our sympathy for wealthy people with … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 percent, 1%, basic pay, benefits, business, civil servants, Civil Service, Congress, contribute to society, democrats, disabilities, ebola, election, expectations, federal agencies, federal budget, federal employees, federal government, financial, food stamps, living wage, local, politics, poor, public assistance, public health, reduce taxes, republicans, roll back taxes, service, state, taxes, welfare
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Expectations for 2014
2013 is finally over. Federal employees had a hard year. After a 3-year basic pay freeze, federal workers now receive a 1% raise. This does not catch up the loss in salary value over the past three years, but it … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 percent, 1%, 2014, 3-year, basic pay, civil servants, Congress, expectations, federal employees, federal workforce, Obama, pay freeze, pay raise, plans, President, retirements, salary increase, the government, White House
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