Trump strikes again and sets federal pay raises at zero across the board.
No Pay Raise for Federal Employees in 2019 : FedSmith.com
No Pay Raise for Federal Employees in 2019 : FedSmith.com
No January raises this year
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Dontbotherme
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Well come on House and Senate! Overrule this bull and give us a 1.9% pay increase!
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Here’s the text of the EO.
I am transmitting an alternative plan for pay adjustments for civilian Federal employees covered by the General Schedule and certain other pay systems in January 2019.
Title 5, United States Code, authorizes me to implement alternative plans for pay adjustments for civilian Federal employees covered by the General Schedule and certain other pay systems if, because of “national emergency or serious economic conditions affecting the general welfare,” I view the increases that would otherwise take effect as inappropriate.
Under current law, locality pay increases averaging 25.70 percent, costing $25 billion, would go into effect in January 2019, in addition to a 2.1 percent across-the-board increase for the base General Schedule. We must maintain efforts to put our Nation on a fiscally sustainable course, and Federal agency budgets cannot sustain such increases. Accordingly, I have determined that it is appropriate to exercise my authority to set alternative across-the-board and locality pay adjustments for 2019 pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5303(b) and 5304a.
Specifically, I have determined that for 2019, both across‑the‑board pay increases and locality pay increases will be set at zero. These alternative pay plan decisions will not materially affect our ability to attract and retain a well‑qualified Federal workforce.
As noted in my Budget for Fiscal Year 2019, the cost of employing the Federal workforce is significant. In light of our Nation’s fiscal situation, Federal employee pay must be performance-based, and aligned strategically toward recruiting, retaining, and rewarding high-performing Federal employees and those with critical skill sets. Across-the-board pay increases and locality pay increases, in particular, have long-term fixed costs, yet fail to address existing pay disparities or target mission critical recruitment and retention goals.
The adjustments described above shall take effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2019.
Sincerely,
DONALD J. TRUMP
Title 5, United States Code, authorizes me to implement alternative plans for pay adjustments for civilian Federal employees covered by the General Schedule and certain other pay systems if, because of “national emergency or serious economic conditions affecting the general welfare,” I view the increases that would otherwise take effect as inappropriate.
Under current law, locality pay increases averaging 25.70 percent, costing $25 billion, would go into effect in January 2019, in addition to a 2.1 percent across-the-board increase for the base General Schedule. We must maintain efforts to put our Nation on a fiscally sustainable course, and Federal agency budgets cannot sustain such increases. Accordingly, I have determined that it is appropriate to exercise my authority to set alternative across-the-board and locality pay adjustments for 2019 pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5303(b) and 5304a.
Specifically, I have determined that for 2019, both across‑the‑board pay increases and locality pay increases will be set at zero. These alternative pay plan decisions will not materially affect our ability to attract and retain a well‑qualified Federal workforce.
As noted in my Budget for Fiscal Year 2019, the cost of employing the Federal workforce is significant. In light of our Nation’s fiscal situation, Federal employee pay must be performance-based, and aligned strategically toward recruiting, retaining, and rewarding high-performing Federal employees and those with critical skill sets. Across-the-board pay increases and locality pay increases, in particular, have long-term fixed costs, yet fail to address existing pay disparities or target mission critical recruitment and retention goals.
The adjustments described above shall take effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2019.
Sincerely,
DONALD J. TRUMP
I doubt it will happen as they didn’t take any action before, but we can always hope
Roger_Roger
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rewarding high-performing Federal employees and those with critical skill sets.
But you take the raise away from controllers....
But you take the raise away from controllers....
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Come on guys, since Mexico won’t pay for the wall the money has to come from somewhere.
No I just do t believe criminals should run for office. Republican or Democrat. Let’s be honest, they didn’t give us good options this election
Dontbotherme
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My question is that if the budget doesn’t allow for a civilian federal employee pay increase, how does it allow for one for DOD employees?
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Thanks Obama
It’s all in the wording, DOD employees get in grade step increases (independent from the budget congress passes, that is vaguely performance based) not necessarily an annual raise in January.
Not saying that it’s right or wrong but that’s why it happens.
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This does suck, and it's harder to justify with the booming economy, but look at it this way, the tax cuts you got this year more then off set it (they were not just for the billionaires). Plus if you credit Trump at all for the economy how many more tens of thousands do you have in the TSP? I won't worry unless this happens back to back years or more.
