House Lawmakers Call for Pay Parity Between Military and Civilian Federal Workers

Government Executive: A bipartisan group of House lawmakers last week urged appropriators to increase the pay raise proposed for federal civilian employees next year to match that planned for members of the military.

The House’s version of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act would provide military service members with a 3% raise next year. But an appropriations bill unveiled last week has no provision on federal employee compensation, effectively endorsing President Trump’s plan to provide a 1% across-the-board increase to basic pay and keep locality pay at 2020 levels.

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