Should I wait to retire until my within-grade pay increase kicks-in?Each General Schedule grade has 10 steps. Within-grade increases (WGIs) or step increases are periodic increases in a GS employee's rate of basic pay.By Reg Jones16 months ago
White House urged to fix ‘pay compression’ at federal agenciesSalary caps at the highest levels of the GS scale are preventing many senior managers from receiving adjustments they would otherwise be entitled to.By Molly Weisner21 months ago
Biden signs order for 2022 federal pay raisePresident Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday detailing the federal employee pay adjustments effective in 2022.By Jessie Bur3 years ago
Federal retirees to see record high cost-of-living increase for Social SecurityThe cost of living increase will fully benefit retirees under the Civil Service Retirement System, but have a lesser impact on Federal Employee Retirement System recipients.By Jessie Bur3 years ago
Biden uses emergency authority to cement feds’ 2022 pay raisePresident Joe Biden informed Congress that he intends to implement the pay increase laid out for feds in his 2022 budget proposal.By Jessie Bur3 years ago
OPM opens path to bring back feds at higher grade levelsThe new rule will allow agencies to reinstate returning employees without going through the normal competition process.By Jessie Bur3 years ago