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UASIT
Keep in mind when you look at the GS pay scale...You can negotiate your step. There is an desire by the hiring agency to bring you in at step 1.But, you can get in at any step with the grade they are authorized funding for. It's something they don't advertise...
So did you actually get this, or is this what you heard? This is the first I've heard of it.
The OP doesn't seem right, GS-11 base starts at 50K, no locality pay. In DC it starts at 62.