OPM Seal U.S. Office of Personnel Management

FY 2000
Budget Justification/Performance Plan


(Workforce Compensation & Performance Service continued)

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WCPS Goal 5:
FY 1999/FY 2000
Policies and programs for Governmentwide pay, leave, and hours of work under current law are administered in an effective and timely manner in order to ensure a cost-effective Federal service.
Means Blue Arrow Head  Maintain and interpret Governmentwide regulations on the administration of pay, leave, and hours of work for Federal employees and develop appropriate regulatory proposals in response to changes in law, OPM staff analyses, or requests from Federal agencies, as needed.
Blue Arrow Head  Conduct and implement the results of OPM’s annual review of special rates for white-collar employees and respond to requests for new or modified special rates.
Blue Arrow Head  Monitor title 38 delegation agreements on special pay authorities for health care workers and facilitate agreement among agencies on use of delegated authorities.
    
Indicators/Performance Results Blue Arrow Head   An increase in the level of HR Specialists’ satisfaction with OPM’s information sharing about pay and leave issues 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 Specialists’ baseline satisfaction levels, as measured by the 1998 OPM Customer Survey was as follows:

Program Area

Information Sharing

Pay Administration 85%
Leave Administration 87%
Premium Pay and Hours of Work 80%


Blue Arrow Head   Regulations and policy guidance on pay, leave and hours of work issued as needed.

In FY 1998 WCPS issued proposed regulations at the request of the Smithsonian Institution to provide a new category of hazardous duty pay.

WCPS conducted annual review of special salary rate system in FY 1998. Replaced DOS-based automated system with a new system created in Microsoft Access for Windows 95/NT which is Year 2000 compatible.

WCPS issued a memorandum for heads of executive departments and agencies in FY 1998 transmitting the President’s memorandum, entitled "Assistance for Federal Employees Affected by the Bombings at U.S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania." It provided agencies with information on the various human resource programs and benefits that are available to employees in the aftermath of the tragedy and guidance on the newly established emergency leave transfer program.

In FY 1998 WCPS issued a memorandum for heads of executive departments and agencies transmitting the President’s memorandum, entitled "Strengthening Our Commitment to Service." It provided guidance on flexibilities that may be used for granting Federal employees time off to participate in volunteer activities.

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