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Lawmakers seek answers on federal pay issue

Republican leaders intent on reforming the federal pay system reportedly have asked the Government Accountability Office to examine why various studies come to different conclusions on how federal pay stacks up against private-sector pay.

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Federal Workforce Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla., requested the study, according to Federal Times.

The two lawmakers also are asking GAO to examine the way the government determines General Schedule annual pay adjustments.

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Wed, Dec 14, 2011

I left a company that was paying for my truck, gave me a gas card and paid me an living allowance. (all on top of my pay) I took a GS-11 position, and took an immediate 25,000 dollar pay cut. I did it due to the fact that civil service was supposed to be the secure way to go, WRONG!Now we have to worry about if we will get paid, when we will get promoted, if we will get bumped and many other items to numerous to mention.

Thu, Apr 7, 2011 Near DC

Figures lie and liars figure.

Wed, Apr 6, 2011 FormerFed

As with almost any study it all depends on how you look at it. Federal jobs tend to have a much larger requirement set than those of the private sector so if you're looking at the jobs 1 to 1 feds seem overpaid but if you're looking at the qualifications feds are underpaid. They need to either accept that they are only willing to hire people who will cost more for many positions or lower their hiring standards. There's a reason many feds are rapidly approaching retirement age, it's hard to hire younger talent when you have a minimum of 10 years exp required.

Wed, Apr 6, 2011 Duh!

Most people already know why different studies come to different conclusions about Federal pay. It all depends on the political agenda of those who are conducting the study. The Heritage Foundation has a political reason why they want to "prove" that Federal employees are overpaid, so they devise a study that looks at those things that support their position and ignore those things that contradict their position. Their study was carefully crafted to come to the conclusion they wanted. The other side of the aisle does this as well, they just get different results because the predetermined result they design the study around is based upon a different political agenda.

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