Federal unions continue to urge Congress to kill the NSPS program without further ado, but Capitol Hill leaders may be reluctant to take such a strong step pending the review. In addition, OPM director John Berry recently signaled the administration favors a government-wide overhaul of federal pay policies that would include a pay for performance element–although with certain conditions, notably an improved performance evaluation process–and another effort to close the reported pay gap with private sector salaries. It’s unclear when or if a consensus could be reached for a reform along those lines, but at least for the short run such an effort could undercut efforts to roll back existing pay for performance arrangements.