- Josh Hicks
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Josh Hicks covers the federal government and anchors the Federal Eye blog. He reported for newspapers in the Detroit and Seattle suburbs before joining the Post as a contributor to Glenn Kessler’s Fact Checker blog in 2011. Josh graduated from Albion College and Stanford. He also lived in New Zealand for eight months working as a commercial fisherman and fruit picker. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Google+.
Median federal salary increased 1.4 percent last year
Despite the salary freeze, which lasted three years, federal workers could earn extra extra pay through bonuses and promotions.
Bipartisan bill would increase maternity leave for military moms
The measure would extend maternity leave from six to 12 weeks, in line with guidelines for female civilian feds.
GAO: Federal agencies may be shortchanging the government on fuel costs
Federal agencies pay by the mile for their fuel, but that system doesn’t actually account for all the gas they use in their fleet vehicles.
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Noah took over the top spot last year after Michael and Jacob took turns holding it since 1961.
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