# Federal Register #2026-21220

DoD Wage Committee advisory meetings on federal wage surveys and schedules

**Buyer:** Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
**Posted:** October 16, 2026
**Identifier:** 2026-21220

The Department of Defense is announcing closed advisory meetings of its Wage Committee, not soliciting products or services.
- **Government buyer:** Department of Defense (DoD), through the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness; the committee is the Department of Defense Wage Committee (DoDWC).
- **Purpose:** Provide independent advice and recommendations on wage surveys and wage schedules for blue-collar employees in appropriated-fund and nonappropriated-fund areas.
- **Topics:** Wage-survey results and specifications, full-scale wage schedules, wage changes, and special-pay matters across wage areas in multiple states and territories.
- **Meeting format and restriction:** Meetings will be held via Microsoft Teams and are closed because discussions may disclose privileged or confidential commercial or financial information.
- **Procurement status:** No products, services, quantities, part numbers, OEMs, or procurement vendors are requested or identified.

### Description

The Department of Defense announces Federal Advisory Committee meetings of the Department of Defense Wage Committee. The meetings provide independent advice and recommendations on conducting wage surveys and establishing wage schedules for appropriated fund and nonappropriated fund areas of blue-collar employees within the Department of Defense. Meetings from September 29 through December 15, 2026, are to be held via Microsoft Teams and are closed to the public. The agendas include wage survey results, survey specifications, wage schedules, and special pay matters.

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