President Obama has asked Congress to do something about government workers’ protracted pay freeze, saying he will raise the salaries himself by 1 percent to force them to take action, The Washington
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Federal employees would not receive a pay increase under proposed legislation from the House, the Washington Post reports. After crafting its bill last week, the House has officially denied the White House’s
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In a 228 to 191 vote on Thursday, the House approved the Republican-backed $3.5 trillion fiscal year 2013 budget plan, Government Executive reports. Provisions under the plan include extending the federal pay
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Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) proposed legislation Tuesday to extend the current two-year pay freeze to three more years and restrict bonuses during that period. Government Executive reports the
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A bill proposed in the House of Representatives last week would add another year to the two-year federal pay freeze, reduce the federal workforce by 10 percent and cut Defense Department procurement
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John Berry, head of the Office of Personnel Management, has issued some guidance about the two-year federal pay freeze enacted late last year, providing details about what’s left out of the freeze
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After weeks of speculation, proposals and pushback, Congress approved the federal pay freeze Tuesday. The freeze affects most federal employees, many of whom are now circling Dec. 31, 2012 on their calendars
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True to its name, the continuing resolution passed by the Senate late last week isn’t the end of the government funding saga: it only prolongs – or continues, if you will –
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Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced late last week a two-year pay freeze for the more than 75,000 contractors who work for the Department of Energy. The move follows President Barack Obama’s
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Led by Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), the House majority leader, a bevy of local lawmakers is pushing back against the Obama administration’s plans for a two-year federal pay freeze. In a letter
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