FY 2000
Budget Justification/Performance Plan
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U.S. Office of Personnel
Management FY 2000 |
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| WCPS Goal 4: FY 1999/FY 2000 |
In order to ensure a cost-effective Federal service, a collaborative review of the COLA (Cost-of-Living Allowance) program and other compensation issues affecting employees in the COLA areas is carried out in preparation for a report to Congress. |
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Work with COLA plaintiffs, their attorneys, and the Department of Justice to conduct joint research under the terms of a court-approved Memorandum of Understanding and arrive at common principles for administering and/or reforming the program in the future. | |||||
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Oversee and/or conduct independent research in preparation for OPM’s report to Congress. | ||||||
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On the basis of joint and independent research
efforts and appropriate discussions with key stakeholders, OPM reaches agreement with COLA
plaintiffs on common principles and/or clearly articulates its rationale for areas of
disagreement. In FY 1998, continued to work on research for the COLA program in Safe Harbor Working Group meetings with the COLA plaintiffs and their representatives. |
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Report submitted to Congress on the status of the COLA program as required by. | ||||||
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An increase in the level of agency HR
Directors’ satisfaction with 1) OPM’s policy leadership and 2) their opportunity
for involvement, as measured by informal customer feedback and a 2% increase over FY 1999
levels in the percentage of favorable ratings (or maintenance at 90% or higher) on the
annual OPM Customer Satisfaction Survey. The HR Directors’ baseline satisfaction levels as measured by the 1998 OPM Customer Survey were as follows:
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