Recruitment, Relocation and Retention Incentives

A relocation incentive may be paid to an employee who must relocate to a different geographic area (permanently or temporarily) to accept a covered position in an agency when the position is likely to be difficult to fill and is an employee of the Federal Government immediately before the relocation.   Also, a relocation incentive may be paid only when the employee’s rating of record (or an official performance appraisal or evaluation under a system not covered by 5 U.S.C. chapter 43 or 5 CFR part 430) for the position held immediately before the move is at least "Fully Successful" or equivalent.  (See 5 CFR 575.205.)