'...Classified information, the OMB notes, "remains classified ... until it is declassified by an appropriate U.S. Government authority." Employees may not view classified info over a non-classified system (i.e., the Internet)...'
'...Deep cuts to federal employee salaries and benefits were among the recommendations that the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform did not approve today. ...'
'...Results of the Index’s semi-annual federal employee survey indicate that federal workers are putting additional dollars toward debt reduction. The average monthly amount allocated to short- and long-term debt during the third quarter totaled $2,248, a 5 percent increase over the first quarter. At the same time, the rank and file of middle-class Americans saw their average monthly debt reduction efforts slip 4 percent to $2,159....'
'...Impose a three-year pay freeze on federal workers and Defense Department civilians. Out of duty and patriotism, hardworking federal employees provide a great service to this country. But in a time of budget shortfalls, all levels of government must trim back. In the recent recession, millions of private sector and state and municipal employees had their wages frozen or cut back, and millions more lost their jobs altogether. In contrast, federal workers’ wages increase annually due to automatic formulas in law, providing them with cost-of-living-adjustments totaling more than five percent in the last two years. This proposal would institute a three-year government-wide freeze on federal pay at every government agency, including the Department of Defense civilian workforce. This proposal will save $20.4 billion in 2015....'
Reference: www.fiscalcommission.gov'...approved a bill granting civilian federal employees a 2011 pay raise of 1.4 percent. ...'
