Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
Headline: Federal Pay Rates Adjusted for Civilian and Military Personnel
What it does: Agencies must apply the attached pay schedules, and the Office of Personnel Management must implement and publish locality payments.
- Sets pay rates for civilian federal employees, senior executives, and judges.
- Updates monthly basic pay for uniformed service members effective January 1, 2020.
- Requires the Office of Personnel Management to implement and publish locality pay.
Summary
This order sets new pay rates for many federal workers, military members, judges, and elected officials by attaching updated pay schedules. It lists pay tables for General Schedule workers, the Foreign Service, Veterans Health Administration, senior executives, judges, Congress, and the Vice President.
The Office of Personnel Management must implement locality-based pay increases and publish notice in the Federal Register. Military basic pay changes take effect January 1, 2020; other schedules take effect on the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2020.
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