Career Prosecutors Push to Close Pay Disparity in DOJ

In a September 13, 2021 letter to Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, the National Association of Assistant United States Attorneys (NAAUSA) requested that the Justice Department allow assistant U.S. attorneys (AUSAs) access to the General Schedule and get rid of a pay scale that underpays AUSAs. The letter signed by NAAUSA President Larry Leiser noted that the group had previously met with Deputy Attorney General Monaco to discuss the issue and NAAUSAs other priorities.