No critical skill incentive for senior staff based at Central Office
What the document says“a critical skill incentive may not be provided under paragraph (1) to an employee of the Department employed in a Senior Executive Service position, or a position in another comparable system for senior-level Government employees, as defined by the Secretary, whose position is at the Central Office of the Department, including the Veterans Health Administration, the Veterans Benefits Administration, and the National Cemetery Administration, regardless of the actual location where the employee performs the functions of the position.”
The inserted paragraph bars a critical skill incentive for a senior executive whose position is at the Department's Central Office, and counts the Central Office positions of the Veterans Health Administration, the Veterans Benefits Administration and the National Cemetery Administration within that bar. Where the employee physically works does not change the answer.
What the document actually says“a critical skill incentive may not be provided under paragraph (1) to an employee of the Department employed in a Senior Executive Service position, or a position in another comparable system for senior-level Government employees, as defined by the Secretary, whose position is at the Central Office of the Department, including the Veterans Health Administration, the Veterans Benefits Administration, and the National Cemetery Administration, regardless of the actual location where the employee performs the functions of the position.”
Top VA staff at the main office cannot get extra pay for rare skills. This holds no matter where they work from.
The main office runs the whole VA. It covers health care, benefits, and burial grounds. A top staffer based there is shut out. Working from home does not change that.
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