Time running out on NSPS, sick leave, postal rescue bills

Article Title: Time running out on NSPS, sick leave, postal rescue bills
Snippet of Article: "...Provide a raise to federal employees. Likely, it will be 2.0 percent, not the 2.9 percent raise that President Barack Obama proposed for the military or the 3.4 percent raise that Congress is poised to approve for the military. Last week, Obama reiterated his call for a 2 percent pay raise for federal employees in January 2010. Now it appears likely Congress will support that. ..."

Source: www.federaltimes.com

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Pay-hike disparity unlikely to stick

Article Title: Pay-hike disparity unlikely to stick
Snippet from Article: "...proposed the 2 percent raise, but I think that the 3.4 percent increase proposed for the military will most certainly result in the traditional argument of "pay parity" that has pretty much assured equal pay raises for both federal employees and military members...."
Source: fredericksburg.com

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Senate Defense bill to raise military pay by 3.4 percent

Article Title: Senate Defense bill to raise military pay by 3.4 percent
Snippet from Article: "...plans to approve a fiscal 2010 defense authorization bill that includes a 3.4 percent pay raise for military personnel, a half-percent higher than requested by the Obama administration, a Senate source said Tuesday...."
Source: www.govexec.com

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