Dive Brief:

• If Rep. Paul Ryan ends up as Speaker of the House, federal workers are likely to see reduced benefits and paychecks, according to an article in the Washington Post.
• Ryan, a Wisconsin Republican who served as chairman of the House Budget Committee for four years (until January 2015), helped pass House legislation that would effectively have cut federal employees’ pay by forcing them to contribute more toward pensions, and eliminate a retirement program for certain government staffers. Along the way, Ryan also backed extended federal pay freezes beyond the one initiated by President Obama. 
• Ryan’s votes have earned him failing grades on voting scorecards tabulated by federal employee organizations, the Post reports. Of course, should he ascend to the Speaker job, federal employees can expect more of the same.

Dive Insight:

Naturally, groups representing federal workers are unhappy with the prospects. For example, not once did he agree with The American Federation of Government Employees' legislative positions.

“Ryan demonstrated a belief that government is the cause of all the woes in this country,” William R. Dougan, president of the National Federation of Federal Employees, told the Post.

Jessica Klement, legislative director for the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, told the Times she is "not certain what a Speaker Ryan would mean for the federal workforce," but “based on his voting record, I’m not optimistic.”