Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay

2013-04-11Executive Order 13641
Signed by: Barack Obama
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Headline: Sets Pay Rates for Federal Employees, Military, and Judges

What it does: Agencies must apply the attached pay schedules and the Office of Personnel Management must implement and publish locality payments.

Real World Impact:
  • Changes pay rates for many federal civilian employees and senior executives.
  • Alters monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed services effective January 1, 2013.
  • Requires the Office of Personnel Management to implement and announce locality-based pay adjustments.
Topics: government pay, federal employment, military pay, judicial salaries, pay administration

Summary

This order sets specific pay rates and salary schedules for many federal and military positions by attaching schedules that list those rates.

It covers General Schedule workers, Foreign Service staff, Senior Executive Service members, Veterans Health Administration employees, administrative law judges, uniformed service members, justices and judges, the Vice President, and Congress. The Office of Personnel Management must implement locality-based payments and publish notice. Schedule 8 is effective January 1, 2013; other schedules take effect on the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2013.

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