A Preliminary Analysis of the Increase in the Average Grade of General Schedule Federal Employees.

Abstract

'Grade creep' is a term that describes the symptom but not the cause of a complex problem. Grade creep had run its course in DoD by the end of 1969 or early 1970 when salary comparability for general schedule (GS) employees had been achieved. The same conclusion is largely true for all of government. The causes of the grade increase before salary comparability were varied, and it appears the process occurred throughout the federal government, not only the DoD. For instance, agencies related to the Congress (the GAO and the Library of Congress) and newer departments such as HEW are among those that experienced the largest increase in the averaged grade of their employees. DoD increases were less than the average.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA062584

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  • Elo R. Kabe
  • Geraldine A. Walter
  • James H. Hayes
  • Sharon K. Matyskiela

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