UPDATE: December 24, 2009 - Yesterday, President Obama issued an executive order
implementing an overall 2.0 percent 2010 federal pay raise for civilian
employees.
This pay adjustment includes a 1.5 percent nationwide increase in base pay and
a 0.5 percent average increase in locality pay.
The federal pay raise takes effect on January 1, 2010, or on the first day of
the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1.