Analysis: Are feds 'smart' or 'slugs'?
Tuesday - 4/19/2011, 7:02pm EDT
Tom Shoop, editor-in-chief, Government Executive
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Federal employee pay has been a target in cost-cutting efforts by the President and Congress, aided by a public perception of feds as overpaid "fat cats." Claims about public vs. private pay have swung widely - from the Federal Salary Council's data that shows feds are paid 24 percent less than the private sector, to a Cato Institute report that says feds are paid double the private sector. What's the reality? Federal News Radio brings you interviews and analysis on the federal pay debate.
Tuesday - 4/19/2011, 7:02pm EDT
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