Bipartisan Senate NDAA Passage Supports 5.2% DoD Pay Increase, Invests in Navy Shipyards, and Advances Clean Nuclear Energy
By a strong bipartisan vote of 86 to 11, the Senate passed a National Defense Authorization Act that paves the way for a 5.2% pay increase for federal employees and supports IFPTE members working in the private sector aerospace industry, and continues infrastructure investments at DoD facilities where IFPTE members work and support our national defense.
The Senate bill passed with a dozen amendments agreed to on the Senate floor, including a bipartisan managers amendment that packages 98 amendments. Included in the approved amendments to the NDAA are provisions to increase the domestic content for Navy shipbuilding programs, the Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act of 2023, and additional resources to support the Australia-UK-US security pact.
The legislation also supports a 5.2% pay increase for Armed Service members, indicating that federal employees are in line to receive a 5.2% pay increase as well.
As the House and Senate begin consideration of their respective and differing versions of the NDAA and arrive at a common bill in conference committee, IFPTE will engage with lawmakers and House and Senate Armed Service Committee leadership to support a final NDAA that supports DoD's civilian workforce.
IFPTE Shares List of NDAA Priority Amendments as Senate Considers NDAA
Late last week, as the Senate began consideration of amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (NDAA), IFPTE requested Senators include language and priorities that prevent turning federal civil service into a patronage system, supporting our nation's veterans, investing in our nation’s public shipyards, and prohibiting Department of Defense from awarding contracts to firms that violate labor law, among others.
IFPTE also asked Senators to oppose amendments limiting official time for federal sector unions, reducing the DoD civilian workforce, and overly broad expansions of direct hiring authorities.
While over 925 amendments have been submitted, the Senate is expected to consider 25 to 40 amendments individually and consider approximately 100 amendments in two bipartisan managers packages, before moving on a floor vote for Senate passage of the NDAA.
Read IFPTE’s letter to the Senate sharing the unions position on NDAA amendments.