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[quote=Anonymous]OP - your GS levels really have nothing to do with it.  You are a career employee.  The politicals land the plum jobs (hence the "Plum book" if that is still around) for helping the President or the Secretary of the Agency get into office.  The White House places the political above the career people.  I was an SES 4 but served with career SES 4 people but I was the senior political officer.  i cannot imagine a career employee withholding anything that I need to do my job - and you ought to know that.  Your job is to provide everything the politicals need to do their jobs.  The average stint is only 18 months and then they are elevated or go back into private industry.  But a PP makes a good point that you may want to have this GS as a friend in the future.  And you certainly do not want to alienate him or her now.  The recommendation that you set up meetings with equivalent level political appointees is a good one, although I did that myself.  And I usually took career people with me.  Also, you did not mention who is doing your review?  You don't want a black mark on your record because you didn't want to  help a political.  It looks very childish.  I can't imagine my staff hiding names and phone numbers from me.[/quote]

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