While many federal workers go without pay and the government is partially shut down, hundreds of senior Trump political appointees are poised to receive annual raises of about $10,000 a year. The pay raises for Cabinet secretaries, deputy secretaries, top administrators and even Vice President Mike Pence are scheduled to go into effect Saturday without legislation to stop them, according to documents issued by the Office of Personnel Management and experts in federal pay. The raises appear to be an intended consequence of the shutdown: When lawmakers failed to pass bills on Dec. 21 to fund multiple federal agencies, they allowed an existing pay freeze to lapse. Congress enacted a law capping pay for top federal executives in 2013 and renewed it each year. The raises will occur because that cap will expire without legislative action by Saturday, allowing raises that have accumulated over those years but never took effect to kick in, starting with paychecks issued next week. Cabinet … [Read more...] about While federal workers go without pay, senior Trump officials to get $10,000 raises
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AP Exclusive: Government Audit Points to Deceptive Practices by Navient
One of the nation's largest student loan servicing companies may have driven tens of thousands of borrowers struggling with their debts into higher-cost repayment plans. That's the finding of a Department of Education audit of practices at Navient Corp., the nation's third-largest student loan servicing company. The conclusions of the 2017 audit, which until now have been kept from the public and were obtained by The Associated Press, appear to support federal and state lawsuits that accuse Navient of boosting its profits by steering some borrowers into the high-cost plans without discussing options that would have been less costly in the long run. The education department has not shared the audit's findings with the plaintiffs in the lawsuits. In fact, even while knowing of its conclusions, the department repeatedly argued that state and other federal authorities do not have jurisdiction over Navient's business practices. Health officials in the U.S. and Canada are urging people to … [Read more...] about AP Exclusive: Government Audit Points to Deceptive Practices by Navient
Inglewood police chief is the highest paid in Southern California, topping LAPD chief and LA County sheriff
By Jason Henry | [email protected] | Pasadena Star NewsPUBLISHED: July 6, 2018 at 2:45 pm | UPDATED: July 9, 2018 at 2:41 pm Inglewood Police Chief Mark Fronterotta is the highest salaried chief in Southern California and the third highest in the state, according to recently updated public pay databases. His $357,856 salary in 2017 surpassed that of police chiefs in nearly every California city, including Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco. The chiefs in those cities oversee departments with thousands of employees. By comparison, Charles Beck, the former chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, received $357,631 to lead a department with nearly 14,000 employees in 2017. The Inglewood Police Department had 258 employees that same year, according to the city’s budget. Fronterotta’s base salary of $210,000 is more than doubled through bonuses and high-end benefits. Last year, his total compensation — salary plus benefits — soared to $524,000, according to … [Read more...] about Inglewood police chief is the highest paid in Southern California, topping LAPD chief and LA County sheriff
Facing reassignment under Trump, top Yellowstone official instead retires
Darryl Fears, The Washington Post Published 9:11 am, Friday, June 1, 2018 Photo: Washington Post Photo By Erik Petersen Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Dan Wenk, shown outside his office in Mammoth, Wyo., in 2013, could be reassigned to Washington, D.C., under a controversial Interior Department plan. Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Dan Wenk, shown outside his office in Mammoth, Wyo., in 2013, could be reassigned to Washington, D.C., under a controversial Interior Department plan. Photo: Washington Post Photo By Erik Petersen Facing reassignment under Trump, top Yellowstone official instead retires 1 / 1 Back to Gallery A highly respected National Park Service executive who engineered the reopening of the Statue of Liberty after the 2001 terrorist attacks … [Read more...] about Facing reassignment under Trump, top Yellowstone official instead retires
Newly sworn-in Apopka Mayor Bryan Nelson asks highest-paid employees to reapply
Less than an hour after taking the oath of office Tuesday, new Apopka Mayor Bryan Nelson said he will ask the city’s highest-paid employees to reapply for their jobs.“I think that’s got some people nervous but it wasn’t meant to be that way,” said Nelson, who handily defeated incumbent Joe Kilsheimer to win the mayor’s seat March 13.He said he wants each employee making $80,000 or more to submit a resume and job description so he can evaluate if their qualifications match their duties and pay.Nelson, 59, who served eight years in the Legislature and four as an Orange County county commissioner, went to work Tuesday immediately after a ceremony in front of about 300 guests who feted him and the City Council’s two newest members — Alexander Smith and Alice Y. Nolan, both of whom also were sworn in at the Apopka Community Center.Apopka, Orange County’s second-largest city with 50,000 residents, had 52 employees on its payroll paid … [Read more...] about Newly sworn-in Apopka Mayor Bryan Nelson asks highest-paid employees to reapply