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Federal employees are scheduled to receive a 1.3 percent pay raise in 2016, the Office of Personnel Management announced. One percent of the adjustment will up base pay and the remaining adjustment will go toward locality rates. This pay adjustment will be the first time federal employees in 13 new pay localities – an estimated
Read moreFor the third time in three years, a study released by the Federal Salary Council shows federal employees make 35 percent less than comparable private-sector employees. The Federal Salary Council, of which NFFE’s National Secretary/Treasurer Randy Erwin is a member, is made up of numerous pay experts and advises President Obama and the Administration on
Read moreNational Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE-IAM) President William R. Dougan recently testified before a Senate subcommittee that pay flexibility for federal workers is woefully inadequate. The U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management is responsible for exploring policies that promote effective management of federal programs. Dougan spoke before the panel to express NFFE-IAM’s
Read moreIAM General Vice President Bob Martinez, left, swears in Randy Erwin as NFFE/IAM National Secretary-Treasurer. The National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE/IAM) National Executive Council has announced the appointment of Randy Erwin as NFFE/IAM’s new National Secretary-Treasurer. “As Bill Fenaughty completes his last day as NFFE National Secretary-Treasurer, I would like to thank him for
Read moreDozens of wildfires raging across Washington, California, Oregon, Montana and Idaho have charred over 2.5 million acres of land so far and the rash of blazes throughout the West shows no signs of letting up. Tens of thousands of firefighters are dealing with dry winds, hot weather and unhealthy air quality as they battle the
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