RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - It's a welcome Merry Christmas present for federal government employees. President Obama on Friday signed an executive order giving workers a 1 percent pay raise.

Federal employees will also receive a retroactive mass transit subsidy of $250 per month, retroactive to the first of the year.

Last year, workers also received  1 percent pay hike, but some complained that the raise doesn't keep up with the rising cost of living, according to Federal News Radio.

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