Budget projects ‘largest relative pay cut’ for feds

Article Title: Budget projects ‘largest relative pay cut’ for feds
Snippet of Article: "...The 2017 budget, which was released on Feb. 9, estimates that any raise less than 2.1 percent would be the eighth-consecutive annual increase that came in below the Employment Cost Index, which measures the cost of labor. The result is a 9 percent gap between federal and private-sector pay..."

Source: www.federaltimes.com

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Sailors returned after Iran captures U.S. Navy boats

Article Title: Iran releases 10 US Navy sailors after boat drifted in Persian Gulf
Snippet of Article: "...Iran's Revolutionary Guard released 10 U.S. Navy sailors who were detained after two small Riverine boats crossed into Iranian territorial waters, the Pentagon confirmed Wednesday. A statement said that the sailors and the boats left the Iranian naval base where they had been held shortly before 9 a.m. GMT (4 a.m. EST)..."

Source: www.foxnews.com
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