U.S. Office of Personnel Management - Ensuring the Federal Government has an effective civilian workforce

CPM 2007-15

December 3, 2007

MEMORANDUM FOR CHIEF HUMAN CAPITAL OFFICERS

Section 101(c) of the Federal Workforce Flexibility Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-411, October 30, 2004) requires the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to submit an annual report to Congress on agencies' use of the recruitment, relocation, and retention incentive authorities in 5 U.S.C. 5753 and 5754 during calendar years 2005-2009. (See 5 CFR 575.113(b), 575.213(b), and 575.313(b).) We request your agency's report for calendar year 2007 by March 31, 2008. (For your information, OPM's 2006 report is available here [9.20 MB])

Agencies may use the recruitment and relocation incentive authorities under 5 U.S.C. 5753 and 5 CFR part 575, subparts A and B, to help recruit new employees and relocate current employees to positions that would be difficult to fill in the absence of an incentive. Agencies may use the retention incentive authority under 5 U.S.C. 5754 and 5 CFR part 575, subpart C, to help retain employees with unusually high or unique qualifications or who are fulfilling a special agency need making it essential to retain the employee when the employee would be likely to leave the Federal service in the absence of an incentive. As of December 17, 2007, agencies also may use the retention incentive authority to retain an employee in his or her current position during a period of time before the closure or relocation of the employee's office, facility, activity, or organization, when the employee would be likely to leave for a different position in the Federal service in the absence of an incentive.

Instructions for completing your 2007 report are attached. You may submit your report to OPM in one of three ways: By email to the attention of Tom Bustard at pay-performance-policy@opm.gov; by fax to the attention of Tom Bustard at (202) 606-0824; or by mail to:

U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Division for Strategic Human Resources Policy
Center for Pay and Leave Administration
Attn: Tom Bustard
1900 E Street NW., Room 7H31
Washington, DC 20415-8200

Please include in your report the name, phone number, and email address of a point of contact who can answer questions on your report. If you have any questions regarding this request, please contact Tom Bustard of OPM's Pay Administration Group at (202) 606-2858. Thank you for your assistance.

cc: Human Resources Directors

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