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James Lankford: “It seems that the GS system allows them to continue to move up if they supervise more people, and so they have to make…”

On the recordMay 19, 2015
It seems that the GS system allows them to continue to move up if they supervise more people, and so they have to make that jump.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford discusses the challenges of career advancement in the federal system for skilled technicians.

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