Federal government proposes to increase its pay scale for tech workers. https://nu.federati.net/url/289781 [federalnewsnetwork com]

This is needed, but if they do this, some people will make more than their bosses and they will still pay below the outside world.

Also, generally, when there's an opening, it is in the national capital region (DC and nearby), and a lot of people are not interested in moving there.