bonuses

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IRS awards $1K bonuses to ‘surge team’ employees tackling tax return backlog

IRS surge team employees will need to continue their work cutting down the agency’s pandemic-era backlog of tax returns through the end of the year, but…

Pay

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Canceling Rank Awards program? That stinks!

Federal Report

115th Mobile Public Affairs Deta/Sgt. Jennifer Lena

Pfc. Michael Roberts and Pvt. Nicholas Brown, cavalry scouts for Charlie Troop, 1st Squadron, 82nd Cavalry Regiment navigate rough eastern Washington terrain on foot while conducting dismounted zone reconnaissance training at the Yakima Training Center in Yakima, Wash., June 25, 2019. The training is part of a large-scale exercise known as eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC), which focuses on improving individual and team skillsets, decision making, equipment familiarization, and deployment readiness. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Jennifer Lena, 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

Army to increase maximum re-enlistment bonus

Federal Newscast

CBP hopes new bonuses will convince Border Patrol agents to stick around

Federal Newscast

Brenda Farrell: GAO report questions bonuses, reasons for military pilot recruiting woes

Federal Drive

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Work more, get less plan

Federal Report

FAA ties supervisor bonuses to employee engagement improvements

SES bonuses: Merit or T-ball trophies?

Tom Temin Commentary

After years of drawdowns, Army needs 80,000 new soldiers to meet 2018 growth targets

On DoD

James Cosgrove: Some hospitals get bonuses despite poor performance

Federal Drive

In this May 4, 2017, file photo, the U.S. flag flies in front of the Capitol dome on Capitol Hill in Washington. A North Korean parliamentary committee sent a rare letter of protest to the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday, May 12, 2017, over its new package of tougher sanctions. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Senate panel passes improper federal bonuses bill

Federal Newscast

Feds’ bonuses to grow slightly in 2017, after 6-year freeze

Agencies have gotten approval from the Office of Management and Budget and the Office of Personnel Management raise spending caps slightly on performance…

Pay

Executive bonuses: Who, what, when, where and why?

Whether you’re a reporter, government executive or parent questioning a naughty child, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says finding out why they did what…

Mike Causey

Bonus pay for military pilots becomes sticking point for services

Defense

Bonuses for military pilots have not risen since 1999 and it may be hurting retention rates, since commercial airlines offer higher pay.