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No. Agencies are not required or authorized to file documentation for awards on the right side (i.e., the long-term side) of the OPF, except that agencies must file SF-50's for...
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Agencies give length of service certificates in recognition of years of service in the Government of the United States. Therefore, agencies might consider crediting both civilian and military service when...
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Career Service Certificates recognize various milestones in an employee's Federal Career. Retirement Certificates recognize an employment career completed in the Federal Service. Available since 1988, these certificates provide a form...
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Yes. The Office of Personnel Management must approve any cash award over $10,000. For awards over $25,000, the President must approve the amount over $25,000. The Department of Defense and...
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Yes. In some circumstances, an employee may receive both an award based on a rating of record and an award based on a specific contribution in a single year. Agencies...
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No. Employees of outside contractors may not receive direct payments from the Federal Government. Their employment, including pay, rewards, and discipline, must be handled by their employer, who is the...
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Regulations provide for four forms of awards that can be given to Federal employees: lump-sum cash awards, honorary awards, informal recognition awards, and time off awards.
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Recognizing an employee for his or her many years of service generally is done by giving the employee a career service certificate and/or a pin. These forms of informal recognition...
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An employee who meets the agency-established criteria for such a bonus, whose official duties do not include recruitment, and who is not involved in any way in the selection of...
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Honorary awards are generally symbolic and usually do not use monetary recognition at all. They are a gesture of respect given to employees to recognize their performance and value to...