Federal Daily - May 15, 2008
Survey: Most in SES Support Pay-For-Performance
A majority of those surveyed in the Senior Executive Service (SES) said their pay
should be based on performance and feel they are held accountable for achieving results,
said an Office of Personnel Management (OPM) SES survey released May 13. The government-wide
survey focused on the SES pay-for-performance system and whether it was winning acceptance
among the ranks of the SES. Most respondents (61 percent) are satisfied or very satisfied
with their pay, which is nonetheless a significant decrease from the 73 percent positive
response of SES members in the 2006 Federal Human Capital Survey, the survey said.
OPM noted that recent increases to SES pay have—on average—lagged behind
those of the General Schedule, possibly contributing to the decrease in pay satisfaction.
Also, most respondents believe their appraisal was a fair reflection of their performance
(68 percent), but few (less than a third) said they believed pay and bonus distinctions
are meaningfully different among executives, the survey said. In the broader picture,
fewer than half (43 percent) of respondents believe pay-for-performance promotes
better organizational performance in their agency, the survey said. To see more,
go to: www.opm.gov/news/opm-issues-findings-from-the-2008-survey-of-the-senior-executive-service,1387.aspx.
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AEF Deployment Status Now Online
Air Force officials announced May 12 that airmen now can to check their air expeditionary
force (AEF) deployment status via the Air Force Personnel Center virtual Military
Personnel Flight (vMPF). Personnel who log on to vMPF can see their individual AEF
deployment status, rotation period and the date their commander assigned them to
a specific AEF, officials said. The Air Force said the initiative is a step toward
meeting the Air Force chief of staff's mandate to ensure all airmen are assigned
to an AEF and provided with maximum amount of time to prepare themselves and families
for an upcoming deployment. “For our airmen, it means their deployment data
is readily available,” said Vince Fonner, personnel readiness division chief. “They
can prepare themselves better for deployment, ensuring we get the right person in
the right place at the right time.” To see more, go to: www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123098296.
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Army Housing Effort Named Among Top 10 Land Use Projects
The Army's Residential Communities Initiative (RCI) has been named one of the top
10 land use projects in the Urban Land Institute’s “Awards for Excellence:
The Americas Competition,” the Army announced on May 13. The award-winning
RCI program comprises 45 installations (combined into 35 projects) with more than
89,000 homes. The Army developed the RCI in 1998 to privatize housing on its bases
as a way to upgrade substandard housing and to build new housing. So far, 71,000
family homes at 35 installations have been privatized, with 11,000 other homes in
solicitation or under development at 10 other installations. For the award, projects
were evaluated on the basis of financial viability, the resourceful use of land,
design, relevance to contemporary issues and sensitivity to the community and environment.
The 2008 winners were selected from among 81 entries. To see more, go to: www.army.mil/-newsreleases/2008/05/13/9131-us-army-among-urban-land-institutes-top-10-winners.
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