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Article Title: Issa says pay freeze overdue and insufficient
Snippet of Article: "...Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said the Obama administration's decision to institute a pay freeze for most federal employees is "both necessary and, quite frankly, long overdue."..."
Article Title: President to order pay freeze for federal employees
Snippet of Article: "...announced a freeze on the salaries of all federal civilian employees. The two-year freeze will impact all pay scales..."
Article Title: How Congress sets its own pay Snippet of Article: "...The Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990 (PL 101-509) requires that covered employees receive an annual basic pay adjustment, including locality-based adjustments...."
Source: www.congress.orgArticle Title: Obama orders freeze on appointee bonuses Snippet of Article: "...The Senate Appropriations Committee recently backed a 1.4 percent average pay increase for federal employees next year. But the move came amidst repeated efforts to freeze pay for career civil servants next year.http://news.gnom.es/public-policy/obama-orders-freeze-on-appointee-bonuses..."
Source: news.gnom.esArticle Title: Federal Pay Freeze, Cap Defeated in Senate Vote Snippet of Article: "...Kaufman also said federal civil servants sacrifice compensation when they choose to enter the government workplace. The Federal Salary Council reported last year that federal employees made an average of 26 percent less than those working in comparable private-sector jobs. ..."
Source: www.federaldaily.comArticle Title: Could Obama ask for a federal pay cut? Snippet of Article: "...could Obama request a federal civilian pay cut here if things got worse? Yes, but ... here's why:..."
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