Those rated “less than fully successful” or below—some rating systems also have an “unacceptable” level—would get no payouts from the performance pool, under the White House proposal. Nor would they get payouts from the “national market adjustment,” which would vary by occupation and pay band, and “local market supplements,” which would vary by occupation, band and location. Money for those increases would come from funds currently paid as across-the-board and locality payments. A recent Government Accountability Office report found that the number of documented poorly performing employees is relatively small, meaning that savings from not paying them raises likely won’t go far toward increasing the money available for higher-ranked employees. Administration officials say their goal is to stop the practice of paying poorly performing employees the same annual raises in almost all cases as top performers.