Romey wants to reduce federal workforce, align federal pay

Article Title: Romney outlines $500 billion in annual pay, workforce, program cuts

Snippet of Article: "..."I will look to sharply increase the productivity of Washington by reducing federal government employment by 10 percent through attrition, by combining agencies and departments to reduce overhead, by cracking down on the $115 billion a year in improper payments in government programs, and by aligning government compensation with that of the private sector," Romney told the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce...."

Source: www.govexec.com

More attacks on Federal Pay

Article Title: Obama's New Economic Chief Understands Federal Employee Pay

Snippet of Article: "...Early in his academic career, Krueger performed innovative work comparing the wages of federal employees to those of private sector workers...."

Source: www.weeklystandard.com Council of Economic Advisors, Alan Krueger,

Panel to consider federal pay raises

Article Title: Panel to consider federal pay raises

Snippet of Article: "...where the pay of federal workers stands in relation to private-sector salaries. Given that last year's numbers put federal pay an average of 22 percent behind the private sector..."

Source: washingtonpost.com Federal employee pay,

OPM's Berry blasts Washington Times editorial on federal pay

Article Title: OPM's Berry blasts Washington Times editorial on federal pay

Snippet of Article: "...Berry said. "Do they think that the researchers at NIH who are developing cures for cancer today are bureaucrats sitting at their desks? Do they think the TSA employees who are screening people who are sitting next to you on the airplane today -- are they just sitting at their desks? Are the Customs and Border Patrol..."

Source: voices.washingtonpost.com

2011 Locality Pay Recommendations

Article Title: Level of Comparability Payments for January 2011 and Other Matters Pertaining to the Locality Pay Program
Information on Federal Pay and Leave
Snippet of Article: "...As authorized by the Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990 (FEPCA), we present our recommendations for the establishment or modification of pay localities, the coverage of salary surveys conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for use in the locality pay program, the process of comparing General Schedule (GS) pay to non-Federal pay, and the level of comparability payments for January 2011...."

Source: www.opm.gov

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Federal pay likely to be next hot topic for Congress

Article Title: Federal pay likely to be next hot topic for Congress
Snippet of Article: "...The president thinks the tough economic times require a more conservative approach to the 2010 raise, but most employees feel pretty comfortable with the work that has been put in and feel the larger raise would be money well spent...."

Source: fredericksburg.com

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Federal pay and benefits provisions missing from Senate bill

Article Title: Federal pay and benefits provisions missing from Senate bill
Snippet from Article: "...The House approved measures that would allow workers under the Federal Employees Retirement System to count unused sick leave toward their retirement annuities..."
Source: www.govexec.com

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