Compensation for IT workers gets closer look
The CIO Council soon will study how information technology compensation in the federal government compares to compensation in the private sector
The CIO Council soon will begin looking at how information technology compensation
in the federal government compares with compensation in the private sector,
and the resutlting recommendations could include a new pay scale for IT
occupations.
The National Academy of Public Administration will conduct the study for
the CIO Council within the next 30 days. It will review things such as pay,
salary progression rates and at what career levels the greatest compensation
discrepancies exist among federal IT workers.
The study will result in recommendations aimed at helping agencies recruit
and retain IT employees.
The study will be done in consultation with the Office of Personnel Management,
which in a separate study is looking at offering special salary rates for
IT occupations. It will consider things such as whether salary adjustments
need to be made on a nationwide basis or just in certain locations and whether
adjustments should be made for entry-level positions, senior level positions
or across the board.
OPM plans to make its recommendations to the CIO Council in the fall with
changes going into affect in January, according to Henry Romero, associate
director for work force, compensation and performance at OPM, speaking at
the FOSE conference in Washington, D.C.
On a larger scale, OPM plans by the end of next year to propose changes
on strategic compensation reform for all positions.
NEXT STORY: Litronic to secure DOD e-mail