Showing posts with label Obama Administration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Obama Administration. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

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

[tag] Federal Employee News, Federal Civil Service, Employment Cost Index, [/tag]

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

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
[tag] Federal Employee News, Federal Civil Service, [/tag]