Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay

2006-12-26Executive Order 13420
Signed by: George W. Bush
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Headline: Adjusts Federal Pay Rates for Employees, Judges, and Military

What it does: Federal agencies must adopt the attached pay schedules and the Office of Personnel Management must implement locality payments.

Real World Impact:
  • Changes pay for federal civil service employees across multiple statutory pay systems.
  • Adjusts monthly basic pay for uniformed service members and cadets effective January 1, 2007.
  • Alters salaries for judges, the Vice President, and members of Congress per attached schedules.
Topics: government pay, federal employees, military pay, judicial salaries, pay administration

Summary

This order sets new pay rates for a wide range of federal positions by attaching pay schedules that specify salaries for the General Schedule, Foreign Service, Veterans Health Administration, Senior Executive Service, Executive Schedule, Congress, judges, and uniformed services.

The Office of Personnel Management must implement locality-based payments and publish notice. The order lists effective dates for different schedules and supersedes a prior order. It matters because it changes pay for many federal workers, elected officials, judges, and military members.

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