performance awards

First Look

USDA to switch to ‘pass-fail’ performance management system, new awards policy this fall

The Agriculture Department is finalizing a new performance management system, which will move employees from a five-tier system to a “pass-fail” program….

Workforce

In break with tradition, Trump announces 1% federal pay raise intentions to Congress months early

Pay

FILE - This Feb. 2, 2015, file photo, depicts a part of a U.S. $100 bill. A growing majority of Americans want greater government spending on health care, and the increase is being driven by both Democrats and Republicans. That’s according to new data from the General Social Survey. The survey finds a desire for more spending on many government functions, including education and assistance to the poor, as President Donald Trump’s latest budget plan proposes to cut programs that are popular with the public. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)

Trump proposes federal pay raise, familiar retirement cuts in 2021 budget

Pay & Benefits

Indian Health Service

Nominations open for one of the oldest federal employee awards

Federal Drive

Trump administration to focus in on federal employee performance awards, reskilling in 2019

Workforce

Pile of dollars in suitcase. USA flag, cash and case. More chances for victory. Compliment from local executive.

More career senior executives earned higher-value performance bonuses in 2016

SES

VA Deputy Secretary Sloan Gibson/AP

VA asks Congress to repeal cuts to agency’s award and incentive spending

Agency Oversight

Feds’ bonuses to grow slightly in 2017, after 6-year freeze

Pay

Half of senior executives earned highest possible performance rating in 2015

SES

OPM clarifies SES executive order requirements, including pay boost

SES

SES bonuses coming under scrutiny once again

Congress

What’s missing in the new SES executive order

Leaders within the federal manager community offered a mixed bag of reactions to President Obama’s new executive order on Service Executive Service reform….

SES

Higher SES bonus limits, onboarding initiatives highlights of executive order

The White House introduced new steps to attract, develop and retain current and future members of the Senior Executive Service. President Obama signed…

SES

Top federal executives made $187,094 on average last year

SES

Salaries barely changed from fiscal 2013. But 12.2 percent more SES members received performance awards.