Pay Raise: Leave it to Congress
Here's what OPM's Linda Springer said today at a House Government Reform subcommittee hearing on the subject of what she would tell prospective federal employees about the Bush administration's proposed 2.2 percent federal pay raise for next year:
We think the 2.2 percent is in line [with the performance of the economy], but if it turns out it’s not, the U.S. Congress will take care of it for you.
ABOUT THIS BLOG
Government Executive Editor in Chief Tom Shoop, along with other editors and staff correspondents, take a fresh look at news affecting the management and operations of the federal bureaucracy.
Post a Comment
By using this Service you agree not to post material that is obscene, harassing, defamatory, or otherwise objectionable. Although GovExec does not monitor comments posted to this site (and has no obligation to), it reserves the right to delete, edit, or move any material that it deems to be in violation of this rule.