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DOD - 404 - Department of Defense Wage Committee - Authorized by Law

GENERAL INFORMATION

Committee Name	Department of Defense Wage Committee	Agency Name	Department of Defense
Fiscal Year	2025	Committee Number	404
Original Establishment Date	2/20/1973	Committee Status	Chartered
Actual Termination Date		Committee URL	https://wageandsalary.dcpas.osd.mil/BWN/DoDWC/
Actual Merged Date		Presidential Appointments*	No
New Committee This FY	No	Max Number of Members*	5
Terminated This FY	No	Designated Fed Officer Position Title*	DFO
Merged This FY		Designated Federal Officer Prefix	Mr.
Current Charter Date	12/6/2024	Designated Federal Officer First Name*	Karl
Date Of Renewal Charter	12/6/2026	Designated Federal Officer Middle Name	H
Projected Termination Date		Designated Federal Officer Last Name*	Fendt
Exempt From Renewal*	No	Designated Federal Officer Suffix
Specific Termination Authority		Designated Federal Officer Phone*	(571) 372-1618
Establishment Authority*	Authorized by Law	Designated Federal Officer Fax*	571-372-1575
Specific Establishment Authority*	Required by 5 C.F.R. § 532.227(a), as directed by 5 U.S.C. § 5343(c)	Designated Federal Officer Email*	karl.h.fendt.civ@mail.mil
Effective Date Of Authority*	2/20/1973
Exempt From EO 13875 Discretionary Cmte	Not Applicable
Committee Type*	Continuing
Presidential*	No
Committee Function*	Non Scientific Program Advisory Board

RECOMMENDATION/JUSTIFICATIONS

Agency Recommendation*	Continue
Legislation to Terminate Required	Not Applicable
Legislation Status	Not Applicable
How does cmte accomplish its purpose?*	Committee actions result in published regular wage schedules for 131 appropriated fund and 118 nonappropriated fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage areas, and numerous special schedules. All FWS employees in these wage areas are paid from the schedules approved by the DoD Wage Committee.
How is membership balanced?*	Membership includes the National labor unions and the Defense Department (Military Services and Defense Agencies) who represent or employ the FWS employees covered by the wage schedules. Title 5 USC 5343 guarantees labor involvement in the process.
How frequent & relevant are cmte mtgs?*	Meetings are scheduled to be held approximately 25 times a year to receive, review, and consider wage survey specifications; wage survey data; local wage survey committee reports and recommendations; and to approve wage schedules. Schedules are issued throughout the year. The Committee must continue in order to meet statutory criteria to issue FWS wage schedules.
Why advice can't be obtained elsewhere?*	The DoD Wage Committee implements Title 5 USC 5343. The DoD Civilian Personnel Advisory Service, Wage and Salary Division, provides the technical expertise to the Committee to approve the schedules. The Committee is required to guarantee labor-management involvement in determining the wage schedules.
Why close or partially close meetings?	Meetings are not closed to the public unless the Department of Defense determines that items on the planned agenda meet the closed-meeting provisions of 5 U.S.C. § 552b(c). Pursuant to DoD policy closed meetings can only be authorized by the DoD Sponsor, who is the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, and only after consultation with the appropriate General Counsel.
Recommendation Remarks	The committee does not issue a separate report to the government's decision maker. The committee's recommendations are contained within the committee meeting minutes. The committee will meet a total of 12 times in FY 2025. This number is due to the pause on committee activities directed by the Secretary of Defense Memorandum issued on March 7, 2025.

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Outcome Improvement To Health Or Safety*	No	Action Reorganize Priorities*	No
Outcome Trust In Government	No	Action Reallocate Resources	No
Outcome Major Policy Changes	No	Action Issued New Regulations	No
Outcome Advance In Scientific Research	No	Action Proposed Legislation	No
Outcome Effective Grant Making	No	Action Approved Grants Or Other Payments	No
Outcome Improved Service Delivery	No	Action Other	Yes
Outcome Increased Customer Satisfaction	Yes	Action Comment	Based upon Committee recommendations, special rate requests and/or cancellations and wage area redefinition proposals have been forwarded to OPM.
Outcome Implement Laws/Reg Requirements	Yes	Grants Review*	No
Outcome Other	Yes	Number Of Grants Reviewed	0
Outcome Comment	The Committee recommends Federal Wage System (FWS) wage schedules, reports and survey data, and the statistical analysis and pay schedules proposed by the DoD Defense Civilian Personnel Advisory Service, Wage and Salary Division to the Department of Defense Wage Fixing Authority. These schedules are applicable to all wage areas since the Department of Defense, as lead agency, is responsible for all FWS surveys.	Number Of Grants Recommended	0
Cost Savings*	Unable to Determine	Dollar Value Of Grants Recommended	$0.00
Cost Savings Comment	NA	Grants Review Comment	NA
Number Of Recommendations*	9,403	Access Contact Designated Fed. Officer*	Yes
Number Of Recommendations Comment	There were 152 recommendations in FY 2025. This includes Wage Schedules, Survey Specifications, and Special Rates.	Access Agency Website	Yes
% of Recs Fully Implemented*	100.00%	Access Committee Website	Yes
% of Recs Fully Implemented Comment	All recommendations by the Committee have been fully implemented.	Access GSA FACA Website	Yes
% of Recs Partially Implemented*	0.00%	Access Publications	Yes
% of Recs Partially Implemented Comment	NA	Access Other	No
Agency Feedback*	Yes	Access Comment	Information pertaining to this committee can be obtained from the Designated Federal Officer or the GSA's FACA Database.
Agency Feedback Comment*	Wage Committee members are provided minutes from each meeting. Additional information can be obtained by contacting the DFO, Mr. Karl Fendt at karl.h.fendt.civ@mail.mil.	Narrative Description*	The Department of Defense Wage Committee operates in accordance with the provisions of the Operating Manual, The Federal Wage System, issued by the Office of Personnel Management and DoD Instruction 5120.39, Department of Defense Wage Fixing Authority--Appropriated Fund and Nonappropriated Fund Compensation Programs, dated September 10, 2008.

COSTS

1. Payments to Non-Federal Members*	$0.00	1. Est Paymnts to Non-Fed Membrs Nxt FY*	$0.00
2. Payments to Federal Members*	$2,114.34	2. Est. Payments to Fed Members Next FY*	$2,114.34
3. Payments to Federal Staff*	$46,515.55	3. Estimated Payments to Federal Staff*	$46,515.55
4. Payments to Consultants*	$0.00	4. Est. Payments to Consultants Next FY*	$0.00
5. Travel Reimb. For Non-Federal Membrs*	$0.00	5. Est Travel Reimb Non-Fed Membr nxtFY*	$0.00
6. Travel Reimb. For Federal Members*	$0.00	6. Est Travel Reimb For Fed Members*	$0.00
7. Travel Reimb. For Federal Staff*	$0.00	7. Est. Travel Reimb to Fed Staf Nxt FY*	$0.00
8. Travel Reimb. For Consultants*	$0.00	8. Est Travel Reimb to Consltnts Nxt FY*	$0.00
10. Other Costs	$0.00	10. Est. Other Costs Next FY*	$0.00
11. Total Costs	$48,629.89	11. Est. Total Next FY*	$48,629.89
Date Cost Last Modified	8/14/2025 3:07 PM	Est. Fed Staff Support Next FY*	0.30
Federal Staff Support (FTE)*	0.30	Est Cost Remarks
Cost Remarks

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