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TSA Officers Get $500 Bonuses Amid Shutdown

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithJan 13, 2019 9:08 AM | Updated: Jan 22, 2019 11:26 AM Categories Pay & Benefits Leave a comment

The TSA administrator announced he is paying a bonus to officers to help alleviate some of the financial hardship of the shutdown.

Legislation Would Make Federal Employee Bonuses Public Information

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMar 20, 2018 1:42 PM | Updated: Mar 8, 2019 4:06 PM Categories Pay & Benefits Leave a comment

Should federal employee bonuses be public information? Legislation has been introduced to require them to be published online.

Legislation Would Ban Bonuses for Some Federal Employees

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMar 23, 2017 7:55 PM Categories Pay & Benefits Leave a comment

New legislation would prohibit agencies from paying bonuses to federal employees who commit serious infractions under their agency’s code of conduct.

Legislation Would Ban Bonuses for Some Federal Employees

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMar 18, 2015 6:15 PM Categories Pay & Benefits Leave a comment

Three Senators reintroduced legislation this week that would prohibit paying bonuses to federal workers who are not in good standing with their agencies or who are in violation of the law.

Senators Want VA Employees Involved in Scandal to Repay Bonuses

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithJul 2, 2014 10:13 PM Categories Pay & Benefits Leave a comment

U.S. Senators Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) and Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) have introduced legislation that would take back bonuses paid to employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) who were involved in the manipulation of electronic waitlists.

Bonuses Paid to Veterans Health Administration Employees by Year: 2011-2013

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithJun 24, 2014 1:45 PM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

With the VA making national headlines as a result of the falsified waiting times and paying of employee bonuses based on inaccurate data, how much was paid out in bonuses to employees of the Veterans Health Administration?

Agencies Instructed to Limit Employee Bonuses in 2014

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithNov 7, 2013 9:25 PM Categories Pay & Benefits Leave a comment

The Office of Personnel Management and the Office of Management and Budget are instructing agencies to limit the amounts paid to federal employees for bonuses in FY 2014.

IRS Moves Out to Reverse Agreement on Bonus Payments

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithJul 12, 2013 8:39 AM Categories Pay & Benefits Leave a comment

The IRS is moving forward with its attempt to nullify its earlier agreement with a union to pay about $70 million in bonus payments.

IRS Starts Process to Cancel $70 Million in Bonus Payments

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithJul 9, 2013 4:35 PM Categories Pay & Benefits Leave a comment

Politics trumps the labor agreement as the IRS is working to cancel bonuses for union workers despite earlier comments from the agency that is was required to make the payments. Look for an unfair labor practice from the union and why the agency is likely to lose in the long run.

Sequestration Puts Hiring and Bonuses Under Scrutiny

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithFeb 28, 2013 10:05 AM Categories Pay & Benefits Leave a comment

OMB has told federal agencies to slow down new hiring and apply extra scrutiny to handing out bonuses as a precaution for sequestration cuts.

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