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Democrats reintroduce bill to give feds 8.7% average pay raise next year

January 29, 2023 Reintroduce, give, Feds, 'average', 8.7%, Democrats, year, raise, Next, Bill0 comment

A bicameral pair of Democrats proposed a bill to give federal employees a pay raise in 2024, in what has become an annual tradition in recent years. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) and Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) reintroduced the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act in the House and Senate, respectively, to give most civilian employees an 8.7% average pay raise next year. Specifically, the bill includes a 4.7% across-the-board base pay raise, plus a 4% average locality pay increase. The legislation also includes a 4.7% raise for prevailing rate…

The more industry peels open the omnibus bill, the stranger it looks

December 28, 2022 industry, Omnibus, peels, stranger, looks, more, open, Bill0 comment

Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. The omnibus budget package is a lot more than a bill to fund government operations. Congress stuffed its five thousand pages with tax and business provisions. Some have real impact. For what federal contractors have discovered so far, the Federal Drive turned to the executive vice president for policy at the Professional Services Council, Stephanie Kostro. Interview transcript: Tom Temin And you and the council and your member companies have several themes…

Biden signs Congress’ $1.7 trillion spending bill into law

December 24, 2022 spending, into, Bill, Signs, Trillion, $1.7, Congress, Biden0 comment

President Biden on Friday signed into law Congress’ $ 1.7 trillion spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown and fund federal agencies through September, praising the measure as a shining example of bipartisanship on Capitol Hill. The Washington Times stories: White House

Defense authorization bill comes in for a landing

December 12, 2022 Defense, Bill, comes, landing, Authorization0 comment

Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. It will have things to love and hate, but it looks like the National Defense Authorization Bill will make it to passage in the remainder of the 117th Congress. But what about Friday’s government funding deadline? The Federal Drive with Tom Temin gets the latest from Loren Duggan, Bloomberg Government deputy news director. Interview transcript: Tom Temin: There seemed to be last minute progress last week in the House side on NDAA. And…

Biden poised to sign gay-marriage bill, conservatives balk at lack of religious liberty protection

December 8, 2022 balk, gaymarriage, Biden, Conservatives, Bill, sign, poised, protection, Liberty, Lack, Religious0 comment

The House gave final approval Thursday to legislation to enshrine into federal law same-sex marriage rights, which included some religious liberty protections that helped win support from conservatives. The Washington Times stories: White House

Bill designed to standardize federal-election mail-in ballots heads to the House floor

November 18, 2022 House, Ballots, Bill, floor, Heads, Mailin, designed, standardize, federalelection0 comment

Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. A bill meant to standardize mail-in ballots for federal elections is heading to the House floor. The Vote-by-Mail Tracking Act would help the Postal Service manage a rise in mail-in voting by requiring all mail-in ballots to include a scannable barcode. The bill made it out of the House Oversight and Reform Committee with a bipartisan majority vote. An earlier version of the bill has a provision to reimburse state and local…