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Ask Reg: I’ve maxed out my GS pay. Do I still get annual pay raises?
A reader asks whether topping out at their current pay scale bars them from receiving federal pay raises and locality adjustments.
House panel rejects JEDI contract oversight proposal
The House Armed Services Committee Democrats on Wednesday defeated a Republican proposal to share details with Congress about the Pentagon’s cancelled $10 billion cloud computing contract.
By Joe Gould
Inspector: DoD may struggle to recruit needed cyber workers because it failed to track open jobs
Only one military branch met the federal requirement to code its filled and unfilled cyber jobs.
By Mark Pomerleau
Whistleblower training at VA would be mandatory under new bill
The legislation aims to improve the means of exposing waste and fraud at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
By Jessie Bur
USPS struggled to keep records of employees taking COVID leave
The U.S. Postal Service “took quick, decisive action focused on employee safety” but struggled to maintain thorough records of employee leave use during the pandemic, an internal report said.
By Jessie Bur
‘Get used to me’: Postmaster evokes Trump style in Biden era
As he approaches his first anniversary at the U.S. Postal Service's helm, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is under mounting pressure to resign.
Postal Service looks to raise first-class stamp to 58 cents
The price hikes are part of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s 10-year plan for the agency, which faces an estimated $160 billion in operating losses over the next decade.
Reversing Trump, Buttigieg reinstates local hiring program
The Transportation Department’s four-year pilot initiative will permit state and local agencies receiving federal transit or highway money to impose local hiring preferences, such as those favoring veterans, minorities and low-income workers.
Locality pay would be more even under proposed legislation
Proposed legislation would prevent hourly wage employees from receiving a different locality pay adjustment than salaried employees working in the same location.
By Jessie Bur