Some federal employees believe that the National Security Personnel System, the federal government’s fledgling pay-for-performance system, was a bad idea from the get-go and that its demise could not ...

The federal government’s new pay-for-performance approach to apprenticeship funding needs guardrails to promote quality ...

For a window on federal pay practices, look no further than the conversion of the Senior Executive Service. Under a law that kicked in last month, the 6,000 members of the SES are no longer entitled ...

Agencies are making progress in improving their pay-for-performance systems, such as linking executive performance with the organization’s goals and results, Springer said. For example, the Defense ...

Shifting federal agencies to pay-for- performance systems "will better serve the needs of the federal government," but it could be several years before the workforce accepts the idea, according to a ...

Houston ISD teacher salaries could soon range from $64,000 to $101,000 per year depending largely on employees’ performance ratings, ending a long-time practice of paying educators based on years of ...

Hayley Bakker is the Head of Customer Journey & Digital Enablement at beqom, which supports pay equity with data-driven software. The idea of paying for performance is a reassuring narrative.

Pay for performance may be coming back, even though past efforts have failed. Do you think it stands a chance in the federal government? Why can't the federal government get pay-for-performance right?