Federal Employees and Their Pay: How They Stack Up
A number of readers have asked: How many federal employees are there in various pay groupings? How many federal employees are there in each GS pay grade? Here is a brief description and a graphical depiction of the number of federal employees in the GS system from those making less than $20,000 per year to those making more than $180,000 per year.
Posted: August 26, 2009 7:52 AM | Full Story
Federal Pay: Response to the Critics
The article on federal pay generated a considerable response from the federal community. Here is the response from the author who compiled the data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis tables.
Posted: August 26, 2009 4:13 PM | Full Story | Discuss this Story
Edward Kennedy Dies at 77
Senator Edward Kennedy who had been battling brain cancer diagnosed in May 2008 has died.
Posted: August 26, 2009 7:10 AM | Full Story | Discuss this Story
Panel Recommends Changes to DoD Pay System
The panel assigned to review the Pentagon's National Security Personnel System has recommended major changes to the pay-for-performance program as well as reforms to the General Schedule.
Posted: August 26, 2009 7:03 AM | Full Story | Discuss this Story
Drowning in Red Ink: $9 Trillion Over Next Decade
The White House is predicting a 10-year federal deficit of $9 trillion -- more than the sum of all previous deficits since America's founding. And it says by the next decade's end the national debt will equal three-quarters of the entire U.S. economy.
Posted: August 25, 2009 6:44 PM | Full Story | Discuss this Story
$15,000 Incentive to Be Offered to Some Postal Workers to Resign or Retire
In a decision designed to save hundreds of millions of dollars in labor-related costs, the Postal Service has negotiated an agreement with two unions to offer some Postal employees a financial incentive to retire or resign before the end of the fiscal year.
Posted: August 25, 2009 2:25 PM | Full Story
Paid Leave Proposed For Care of Flu, Combat Victims
OPM has issued a proposed rule that would allow employees to use sick leave to care for a family member who has been exposed to or who has contracted diseases that could require a quarantine, such as smallpox, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), pandemic flu, infectious tuberculosis or cholera. Federal employees currently can use sick leave only if they themselves have been exposed to a communicable disease and risk spreading that disease to their co-workers.
Posted: August 26, 2009 8:16 PM | Full Story | Discuss this Story
Per Diem Rates Dropping in Many Top Federal Destinations
Federal employee per diem rates are declining in six of the top 10 federal destinations: Washington D.C., New York, Dallas, Atlanta, Chicago and Boston. The government will lower the per diems for at least part of next year to take advantage of the hotel industry's woes
Posted: August 26, 2009 7:57 AM | Full Story | Discuss this Story
Federal Pay Gap With Private Sector Continues to Grow
According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis (an organization within the Department of Commerce), the average federal employee now makes $79,197, not including benefits. And, when benefits are added in, the average federal employee compensation averaged $119,982 based on 2008 figures.
Posted: August 25, 2009 9:14 AM | Full Story
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