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The annually introduced bill would provide a 4.7% across-the-board increase in basic pay and an average 4% increase to locality pay.

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The measure would bring civil service law in line with initiatives already underway to improve how the federal government recruits and hires new workers.

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This quick reference document provides guidance on preparing for Federal retirement and submitting a complete retirement application package to your Human Resources Office.

Erich Wagner, Government Executive -

Following through on a recommendation from a White House task force on empowering workers, administration officials said the 24 largest agencies must designate labor advisors, and strongly encouraged smaller agencies to do the same.

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In one of his first actions, as chair of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., has proposed a bill to return the government to pre-pandemic levels of offsite work, pending a study by each agency of how increased offsite work has affected their missions, including service to the public.

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House Republicans have started carrying out plans showing their intentions for the federal government over the 2023-2024 Congress, some of which could have substantial — but as yet uncertain — implications for federal employees.

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The new Congress has convened, less than two weeks after the prior Congress ended its session, although with Republican control of the House set to make an important difference for issues of importance to federal employees and retirees.

By Ralph R. Smith, FedSmith

With an executive order being issued on the 2023 federal employee pay raise for General Schedule employees, the average federal raise for 2023 will be 4.6%. The raise has also created more pay compression among federal employees at the higher levels of government employment.

With locality pay, some federal employees will receive a bigger raise than the 4.6% average pay raise. Here are the five GS locality pay areas for 2023 that will receive the largest pay raise:

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Among the key dollar-amount changes for federal employees for 2023 are two affecting investment maximums in the TSP: the standard limit, the “elective deferral limit,” is rising by $2,000 to $22,500, while the separate “catch-up contribution” limit will increase by $1,000 to $7,500.

By Eric Katz, Government Executive

The House is set to approve a measure that will make it easier for lawmakers to eliminate federal agencies or slash the pay of individual employees.

As part of a rules package governing the 118th Congress, which was sworn into office on Tuesday, House Republicans will allow individual lawmakers to reduce the number of federal workers at specific agencies or cut their compensation as a provision of or an amendment to an appropriations bill. The legislative policy, known as “the Holman Rule,” dates back to the late 19th century and was last revived in 2017. Democrats eliminated the provision when they took control of the House in 2019.

Staff Cuts and Budget Increases Are Both on Tap for 2019

By Eric Katz, Government Executive

The Trump administration has provided federal agencies with the latitude to request up to a 5 percent funding boost in fiscal 2019, saying the White House may accommodate a “limited number” of programmatic increases in its final blueprint.

Generally, Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney said in a memorandum to department and agency heads, agencies should keep their 2019 spending requests in line with what the White House spelled out in the fiscal 2018 budget submission. They should also, however, “identify additional investments in effective programs that further support their mission and fill a clear federal role.”