{"id":12709,"date":"2019-03-21T13:56:28","date_gmt":"2019-03-21T13:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/03\/21\/trump-administration-to-launch-a-pay-and-benefits-study\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:34:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:34:48","slug":"trump-administration-to-launch-a-pay-and-benefits-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/pay-benefits\/2019\/03\/21\/trump-administration-to-launch-a-pay-and-benefits-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump administration to launch a pay and benefits study"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The federal government will soon be announcing the award of a contract to study what compensation and reward practices matter most to federal employees and stand the greatest chance of encouraging merit in government service, according to Margaret Weichert, deputy director for management at the Office of Management and Budget and acting director of the Office of Personnel Management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne of the things that we\u2019re about to go to field with is a broad, modern compensation, rewards and recognition study. I think there\u2019s been a ton of focus on pay, which is actually a very narrow component of what motivates human beings once they\u2019ve met the basic need for food, clothing and shelter,\u201d said Weichert at a March 20 press briefing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhether you talk to millennials or you look at the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey<\/a>, the things that are the biggest concerns to our employees actually aren\u2019t pay. They\u2019re certainly not benefits.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Weichert, pay and benefits both received above 60 percent in FEVS satisfaction scores, while performance rewards scored between 30 and 40 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\t