{"id":1292,"date":"2025-06-17T14:13:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T14:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0289\/?p=1292"},"modified":"2025-06-17T14:13:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T14:13:11","slug":"cuts-to-civil-service-protections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0289\/2025\/06\/17\/cuts-to-civil-service-protections\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuts to Civil Service Protections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.govexec.com\/pay-benefits\/2025\/06\/senate-strips-most-retirement-cuts-reconciliation-anti-civil-service-provisions-remain\/406070\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Senate strips most retirement cuts from reconciliation, but anti-civil service provisions remain<\/strong><\/a> this is the title of the Government Executive Article by Erich Wagner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn initial draft of the Senate Republicans\u2019 version of the budget reconciliation package does away with several provisions that would have reduced federal workers\u2019 retirement benefits but significantly increases the burden on new hires.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday night, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee published its portion of the budget reconciliation bill, which aims to cut federal spending to partially pay for tax cuts for the wealthy and increased immigration enforcement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some issues have been stripped but in their place is a more draconian iteration of the controversial plan to force future federal workers to choose between a more expensive defined benefit annuity and at-will employment, meaning they can be fired \u201cfor good cause, bad cause, or no cause at all.\u201d\u00a0 Under language released by a Senate panel, new federal workers who decline to serve as at-will employees will pay nearly 15% of their paycheck toward their pension benefit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fedweek.com\/fedweek\/senate-committee-version-of-key-spending-bill-would-preserve-retirement-supplement\/?fbclid=IwY2xjawK8X1ZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHhvrxYGZataHtNuuALV60yZ1gyxcil4u0BiLXp8cXzPwruiwGJjDS1JdkaiV_aem_p8SLgJz4N4dXz7x2BWujQw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Senate Committee Version of Key Spending Bill Would Preserve Retirement Supplement<\/strong><\/a> published: June 15, 2025 By the FEDWeek Staff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe FERS \u201cspecial retirement supplement,\u201d targeted for a general repeal for those retiring after 2027 under the House-passed budget reconciliation bill, would be preserved in the version being drafted for a Senate vote.<\/p>\n<p>A package of changes to the bill, crafted by the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, makes no mention of the retirement supplement, which the House voted to end for those retiring in January 2028 or later, except for those under special retirement provisions that primarily apply to law enforcement officers, firefighters and air traffic controllers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In response to the U.S. Senate\u2019s released budget reconciliation text in the proposed legislation package,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/blog\/2025\/06\/13\/narfe-senate-reconciliation-language-targets-merit-based-civil-service-extends-substantial-authority-to-executive-to-dismantle-federal-government\/?_zs=rk6mm&amp;_zl=jxvM3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> NARFE National President William Shackelford released this statement<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Changes Recommended by the Senate to the Budget Reconciliation are these Good or 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