Frankly, I believe the Secretary's initial proposal goes too far. It is overreaching. But there are certain authorities that would be extremely helpful to the Secretary as he attempts to make sure we can reward civilian employees with higher pay and streamline the personnel process.
Discussing the Secretary's proposal and efforts to reach a consensus on it.
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