Trump Administration to Create New Pay Systems for Some Federal Jobs

The Trump administration on Thursday announced it will create a series of new pay systems to reward certain groups of employees, using the existing authority that the federal government has never before deployed. Margaret Weichert, the acting director of the Office of Personnel Management who took charge of the agency after the White House forced Jeff Pon to resign last week, announced the new initiative as part of a package of steps she is implementing in her new role to boost recruitment and retention efforts. OPM is also planning to provide governmentwide expedited hiring authority for information technology positions, as well as those in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.