1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 I welcomed Jason Briefel back to the show for a frank talk about pay compression for federal employees. He's one of the few people you'll hear speaking publicly on behalf of feds about this issue. Think about it - how do we attract talent to federal service if pay in high cost areas doesn't come close to keeping pace with private industry,;political appointees often have HUGE responsibility. but make less than their subordinates; getting promoted to senior executive service means tons more hours and work but no more pay ...????? None of this makes sense, y'all.&amp;nbsp; Jason discusses the problems pay compression causes and how you can advocate inside and outside your organization to spark action on this. Get educated here: Start with the actual pay tables -- https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/ Then move to discussions of why have people cap out early on pay ain't great: https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2023/03/pay-caps-fed-exec-lobby-group-reform-past-due/384254/ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/pay/2023/03/biden-plans-federal-pay-compression-fix-streamlined-hiring-in-fy-24-budget/ https://www.fedsmith.com/2023/01/04/pay-compression-pay-caps-impacting-federal-employees-frozen-at-183500/ https://www.federaltimes.com/management/pay-benefits/2022/11/03/white-house-urged-to-fix-pay-compression-at-federal-agencies/ https://fedmanager.com/news/fma-applauds-nortons-leadership-on-salary-compression https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/poverty/3858204-lawmakers-push-for-higher-pay-for-federal-employees/ This isn't new... https://www.gao.gov/assets/fpcd-80-72.pdf https://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/108th-congress/house-report/586/1 FedUpward Podcast - Tips for Federal Government Employees http://fedupward.libsyn.com/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/27184566/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/27184566