Written by FEDmanager on 08 August 2016 .
The $26 billion from pay cuts is a part of a proposal to save $333 billion total by also making changes to retirement benefits, paid leave and health care.
Heritage also took General Schedule pay scale to task.
Heritage also took issue with across-the-board pay raises and within grade step increases, specifically citing an employee’s ability to appeal a denial for a step increase, preventing managers from blocking the small raises.
One suggestion made in the report was the elimination of performance improvement plans if an employee is denied a step increase.
Eliminating the government subsidy in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB) for retirees was another suggestion in the report, with Heritage estimating a savings of $37 billion.
J. David Cox, president of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), gave a scathing review of the report.
“It is disgusting to advocate for cutting the pay for the people who care for our veterans, patrol our borders, and inspect our food, while showering the wealthy with billions in tax cuts,” Cox said.