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113586 1 (1980-10-15)

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               U.S. General Accounting Office
                      Washington, D.C.


                                  FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY
                                  Wednesday, October 15, 1980


                        Statement of
                   H. L. Krieger, Director
         Federal Personnel and Compensation Division

                          Before the

            Commission on Executive, Legislative,
                    and Judicial Salaries                   113586


Mr. Chairman and Members of the Commission:

     I am pleased to be here today to present the views of

the General Accounting Office on theneed for pay adjustments

for top officials in the Federal Government/

     Since our appearance before t..e last Co.mission in 1976,

we have issued several reports on this issue. Pay adjust-

ments that were to be provided to Members of Congress,

Federal judges, and top Federal executives continue to be

reduced or completely denied. As a result, they have suffered

large losses in purchasing power--from 31'percent at Execu-

tive Level V to 43 percent at Level I--since 1969. This has

resulted in recruitment and retention problems for some

agencies, and, because of the Executive Schedule's lirik with

the General Schedule, it has also resulted in compressed pay

rates for employees in GS-16 through 18, as well as the top

6 steps of GS-15. Compression also affects the Senior
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