Pentagon Announces It Will Hold Meetings About Meetings
Published Date: 1/10/2025
Notice
Summary
The Department of Defense Wage Committee is holding a series of closed meetings from January to April 2025 to review and update wage surveys and pay schedules for blue-collar workers funded by the DoD. These meetings affect workers in specific areas, like McLennan, Texas, and could lead to changes in their pay rates. The updates aim to keep wages fair and accurate, with no public access to the discussions.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
DoD Reviewing Blue‑Collar Wage Schedules
The Department of Defense Wage Committee will hold closed meetings between January 7, 2025 and April 1, 2025 to review wage surveys and establish wage schedules for appropriated‑fund and non‑appropriated‑fund blue‑collar employees. The agendas list many specific wage areas (for example, McLennan, Texas (AC‑022)), and these reviews could lead to changes in pay rates for workers in the listed areas.
Meetings Closed — No Public Attendance
All listed DoD Wage Committee meetings (from January 7, 2025 through April 1, 2025) are closed to the public and will be held via Microsoft Teams. The DoD states the meetings are closed under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) because they are likely to disclose trade secrets and privileged or confidential commercial or financial information.
Rule for Submitting Written Statements
Interested persons may submit written statements to the Designated Federal Officer, Mr. Karl Fendt, at the contact details in the notice. Statements that pertain to a specific planned meeting must be submitted no later than five (5) business days prior to that meeting to be provided to committee members for that meeting; later submissions may not be considered until the next meeting.
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