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Talullahhound
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I won't mention the dismal jobs report
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4/8/2012 4:07:36 PM
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When I look at Copperline's chart, I can pretty much tell you what was going on in the Defense Department at that time. The Reagan years brought us the modernization and ramp up of the military and it's capabilites. Also the beginning of the war on drugs, which led to the expansion of the DEA, among others. The Clinton years brought us a draw down in government jobs, under "reinventing" government, and drove a lot of government jobs to contractors. I think the average person would be shocked at how many contractors are in the government -- some offices, you can't tell the contractors from the govt civilians. They are not allowed to be in "policy making" positions, yet the work they do is in fact, often the policy making with some govt officials stamp on it. (BTW, in my experience it is not cheaper to hire contractors. It's just the color of the money. And there is no cap at present on how much a contractor can be paid in salary.)
Bush 43, had the war on terror and expanded government jobs particularly in the area of intelligence and the creation of Homeland Security.
Of course, during the Carter years, there were a lot of job freezes on government hiring.
I don't think just looking at the numbers tell the whole story though. Another thing is the increase in the grade structure. The increases in the number of GS-13, 14 and 15, as well as the SES ranks. As people retire, you might think that they would start to reduce the grade structure and bring down the average salary. But, I don't think that will happen for a variety of reasons. Instead of adjusting the pay scale to account for a better educated, more professional workforce, you will continue to see that expansion of high grades. And I haven't seen an effective program yet to curtail it -- particularly in Washington, but in other places around the country as well.
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