Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay and Delegation of a Federal Pay Administration Authority
Headline: Adjusts Federal Pay Rates and Delegates Federal Pay Authority
What it does: Federal departments must apply the attached revised pay schedules and the Office of Personnel Management must implement locality payments.
- Changes pay rates for most federal civilian employees under multiple pay systems.
- Sets monthly basic pay for uniformed service members and cadets.
- Requires the Office of Personnel Management to implement and publish locality pay.
Summary
This order adjusts pay rates across multiple federal pay systems and lists the new salary schedules attached to the order. It sets pay for the General Schedule, Foreign Service, Senior Executive Service, Executive offices, judges, Veterans Health Administration, and uniformed services.
The Office of Personnel Management is directed to implement locality-based payments and publish notice. The order also sets effective dates, making most schedules effective on or after January 1, 1999, and amends a prior delegation of pay authority.
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