OPM is issuing a final rule to bar the government from considering a person’s current or past pay when determining their salary for federal jobs.
Despite Congress authorizing the increase, the Pentagon is treating it as optional amid an ongoing compensation study.
The department is continuing to look for ways to reduce how long it takes to get employees onboarded and keep turnover at bay.
Normally, there are 26 pay periods in a calendar year, though 2023 was unique and had 27.
Depending on locality, some employees may receive more or less than the combined 4.7% across-the-board raise and the 0.5% average locality boost.
It’s the largest base pay increase since the Carter administration nearly 40 years ago.
President Joe Biden is expected to sign the annual defense authorization bill into law later this month.
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Dec. 11, 2023.
A Senate proposal would award retroactive pay and benefits to senior leaders who waited months for confirmation due to a political standoff.
The annual defense authorization bill contains a 5.2% pay raise for troops and a host of other policy renewals needed for military operations.
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