DoD Announces New Pay Plan for Federal Physicians

The August 23 issue of Federal Times reports on DoD plans for a title 38 pay system for physicians and dentists.

Senate Committee Approves Bill to Extend Bargaining Rights to VA Health Care Workers

Under current law, VA physicians paid under title 38 cannot bargain over management withholding overtime or weekend premium pay or wage survey data.

FPA may be asking Congress to include other title 38 physicians in the legislation, if FPA members raise  concerns.

Heritage Foundation Claims Federal Employees are Overpaid

According to the report, “Salaries and benefits – for identical jobs – are 30 percent to 40 percent higher in the federal government than in the private sector. Claims that this dramatic discrepancy in compensation is warranted because of government workers’ high skills are unjustified, as this study shows. Equally unjustified is the fact that federal workers can rarely be fired, no matter how poor their job performance. Congress should align federal salaries and benefits with market rates – a simple and fair move that could save taxpayers $47 billion in 2011.”

Survey Highlights Physician Pay Inequities

Based on 952 surveys, there appears to be major differences in the special pay of physicians.

Members Only Section

The "Members Only" section of the website now includes   information on the physician pay regulations in the agencies  and VA physician pay and physician pay under the National Security Personnel System (NSPS). 

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