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Feds earn 16% more than private sector, nonpartisan report shows

Jan 30, 2012

Federal employees overall receive 16 percent higher pay and benefits than they would in the private sector, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Monday.

Bulk of IG office's staff likely to be laid off, reassigned

Efforts by several lawmakers to avert drastic downsizing at a federal inspector general's office appear to have failed. (3)

Rep. Ross' goal: Scrap defined benefit pensions for feds

Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla., who chairs the House panel responsible for federal pay and benefits, says he eventually wants to get rid of a defined benefit pension for federal employees. (28)

Obama government reorganization plan likely to meet resistance

President Obama on Friday said he is elevating the Small Business Administration to Cabinet-level status and asking Congress for authority to merge SBA, the Commerce Department and other agencies that handle business and trade functions into a single department. (4)

Air Force details bases absorbing employee cuts

The Air Force plans to cut 598 civilian positions from Ohio's Wright-Patterson Air Force Base as part of its next round of buyouts and early retirements. (6)

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Feds earn 16% more than private sector, nonpartisan report shows

Bulk of IG office's staff likely to be laid off, reassigned

Rep. Ross' goal: Scrap defined benefit pensions for feds

Obama government reorganization plan likely to meet resistance

Air Force details bases absorbing employee cuts

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Feds earn 16% more than private sector, nonpartisan report shows

Bulk of IG office's staff likely to be laid off, reassigned

Rep. Ross' goal: Scrap defined benefit pensions for feds

Obama government reorganization plan likely to meet resistance

Air Force details bases absorbing employee cuts

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