Budget bill a mixed bag for feds

Federal Times: For federal employees, the newly approved budget deal assures them their first across-the-board pay raise in four years, eases the threat of job cuts and furloughs, and offers hope for a respite from a string of budget crises that have wreaked havoc with agency planning.

But it also means that new federal hires will pay dramatically more for their pensions. And although the deal rolls back some of the sequester-driven spending cuts set to take effect next month, it locks in tight budgets for the next two years.

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