Obama plans 1.6 percent pay raise for feds next year

The Washington Post: President Obama will include an average 1.6 percent pay raise for federal employees in his fiscal 2017 budget proposal.

This year, the average raise is 1.3 percent, not including locality pay.

The 2017 pay increase was announced in a conference call with administration and union officials. The complete budget will be announced next week.

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