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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Anyone know/hear anything about if they’re continuing the quarterly incentive program?[/quote]

To the best of my understanding, all incentive and overtime is on hold until Congress passes a budget. These continuing resolutions put agencies, such as VA, in a holding pattern. So, we expect the worst. [/quote]

Weren’t incentives like the quarterly bonus program and overtime available last year when there was a CR? [/quote]

I think so. But this year, being an election year, we are all preparing for the worst if republicans win control. [/quote]

What is the definition of the worst?  Quartely incentive awards were a new invention in the last year. I would not be surprised if that goes away because quaertely incentives weree never a thing at the Board until last year.

Overtime has always been limited during periods of continuing resolution.  The Board has never experienced a significant shutdown during my time there under both Democrats and Republicans.  The last time the government shut down several years ago the VA continued operations. I remember one time in 2014 or 2015 when we had to attend an all staff meeting  about a potential shutdown but no shutdown occurred.[/quote]

The Board has been frugal with spending in the years immediately prior to and immediately following Covid. Thus, we had an excess budget, basically a raining day fund to use because we had less people and more in the budget, which we used for OT and incentives.  Now, we are expecting to have our budget decreased.  That will, of course, reduce the amount of money that we may have to use for OT and incentive. So, to offset that, we are not doing OT or incentives at this time, which will permit the Board to keep that carry-over money for use at a later date.  We also hired more people, so we have to pay them as well. Meaning less for other areas.  It's just about planning for the worst, i.e., no budget gets passed or we get a severely reduced budget.  There are a lot of moving factors. [/quote]

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