DOD’s general schedule civilian workforce will get an average, across-the-board pay raise of 2.1 percent for 2006. However, the boost includes locality pays, so the Office of Personnel Management says the pay hikes range between 2.83 percent and 5.62 percent.
Air Force F-16 pilots are testing out new sensors that could help maximize their performance and avoid deadly accidents while flying fast fighter jets under heavy G-forces and stressful conditions.