Article Title: For federal employees, budget options range from bad to worse
Snippet of Article: "...several plans to avoid sequestration would hit federal employees in other ways. House Budget Committee Republicans are citing as an alternative a bill the House passed in May. That bill would require all federal employees to pay an additional 5 percent of salary toward their retirement annuities, beginning with a 1.5 percent increase in 2013...."
Source: www.washingtonpost.com