Congress re-opened the federal government after briefly shutting it down Feb. 9 morning. The House and Senate passed and President Trump signed a two-year funding bill that ensures the government stays open for business and keeps federal employees working on behalf of the American people.
However, lawmakers have until March 23 to come up with a detailed funding plan that sets line-by-line funding levels.
The bipartisan deal would provide long-overdue increases for both our military and non-defense agencies. Most federal agencies have been limping by on borrowed time for far too long due to harmful sequestration cuts. This budget will give agencies much-needed resources to invest in the taxpayer programs and services that the public expects and deserves.
The Office of Personnel Management last week took a huge step toward aligning the locality pay maps for employees on the Federal Wage System and General Schedule.
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With the election approaching Marcial Gomez talks about what’s on the line for TSA employees and his concerns about Project 2025.
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Members of AFGE’s DEFCON Steering Group met along with AFGE staff and elected leaders to discuss ways to better serve employees throughout the DoD in the year ahead.
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