Performance Management, Other Bills Offered

Meanwhile, the ranking Republican on the subcommittee, Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio, has reintroduced legislation he offered last year to require more training for managers and supervisors in performance management. His bill also would bar employees rated as unacceptable performers from getting a pay raise, a provision that caused federal unions to oppose the bill last year, and end the use of pass-fail ratings systems. He also reintroduced legislation to make student loan reimbursement payments that some agencies use as recruiting and retention tools non-taxable, and a bill to allow higher pay for senior level employees whose agency performance evaluation systems meet certain standards.