Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay

This executive order implements annual pay adjustments for federal civilian employees, military personnel, and certain high-ranking officials including members of Congress, judges, and the Vice President. It sets specific effective dates for different pay schedules and supersedes the previous year's pay adjustment order.

Federal Register Open PDF 71 FR 77571

Impact dates

Feb 16, 2007
Congressional pay rates effective
Jan 1, 2007
Military pay (Schedule 8) effective
Jan 1, 2007
Judicial pay continuation effective (first pay period on or after)
Jan 1, 2007
All other schedules effective (first pay period on or after)

Key directives

Set statutory pay system rates via attached schedules (General Schedule, Foreign Service, VA)
Set Senior Executive Service pay ranges
Set Executive Schedule, Vice President, Congressional, and judicial salaries
Set uniformed services monthly basic pay
Implement locality-based comparability payments with Federal Register publication
Set administrative law judge pay rates
Supersede EO 13393

Who is ordered

Director of the Office of Personnel Management · OPM

Timeline

Immediate

Order signed and filed December 21-22, 2006
Supersedes prior EO 13393

Near term (90d)

Congressional pay effective February 16, 2007
Military pay effective January 1, 2007
Most federal civilian pay effective first pay period on or after January 1, 2007

Long term

Continued judicial pay rates from prior schedule
Annual pay adjustment precedent for future years

Risks & tensions

Congressional pay increase timing (February 16) differs from other federal employees, potentially creating political visibility
Locality pay implementation depends on OPM administrative action without explicit deadline in text
No stated deadline for Federal Register publication beyond 'appropriate notice'