Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
Headline: Adjusts Federal Pay Rates for Civilian and Military Personnel
What it does: The order sets new basic pay rates across federal pay systems and directs the Office of Personnel Management to implement and announce locality payments.
- Updates paychecks for federal civilian employees, senior executives, and judges.
- Changes monthly basic pay for uniformed service members and cadets, effective January 1, 2000.
- Requires the Office of Personnel Management to implement and publish locality pay adjustments.
Summary
This executive order sets adjusted pay rates across many federal pay systems by attaching schedules that list new basic pay and salary amounts. It covers the General Schedule, Foreign Service, Veterans Health Administration, Senior Executive Service, Executive Schedule, pay for the Vice President and Congress, federal judges, and uniformed services.
The order directs the Office of Personnel Management to implement locality-based pay differences and publish notice, sets effective dates (military pay effective January 1, 2000; others effective at the first pay period on or after January 1, 2000), and supersedes parts of a prior December 7, 1998 order.
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