United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2004-01-23 monographic deposited born digital 75 p. GA 1.13:GAO-04-83 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-83 P0b002ee1803a36eb f:d0483 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-83 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-83 GAO-04-83 Compensation Evaluation criteria Performance measures Personnel evaluation Personnel management Productivity in government Program evaluation Other Written Product A09142 There is a growing understanding that the federal government needs to fundamentally rethink its current approach to pay and to better link pay to individual and organizational performance. Federal agencies have been experimenting with pay for performance through the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) personnel demonstration projects. GAO identified the approaches that selected personnel demonstration projects have taken to implement their pay for performance systems. These projects include: the Navy Demonstration Project at China Lake (China Lake), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Department of Commerce (DOC), the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), the Naval Sea Systems Command Warfare Centers (NAVSEA) at Dahlgren and Newport, and the Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project (AcqDemo). We selected these demonstration projects based on factors such as status of the project and makeup of employee groups covered. We provided drafts of this report to officials in the Department of Defense (DOD) and DOC for their review and comment. DOD provided written comments concurring with our report. DOC provided minor technical clarifications and updated information. We provided a draft of the report to the Director of OPM for her information. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-83/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-83.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-83/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-83.pdf GAO-04-83 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-83 Other Written Product GAO-04-83; Human Capital: Implementing Pay for Performance at Selected Personnel Demonstration Projects; Compensation Evaluation criteria Performance measures Personnel evaluation Personnel management Productivity in government Program evaluation