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Does the Federal Incentive Awards Program Improve Productivity?

FGMSD-79-9 Published: Mar 15, 1979. Publicly Released: Mar 15, 1979.
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The federal government uses incentive awards and quality step increases (QSI) to encourage employees to improve their work performance and, consequently, government operations, by recognizing work exceeding normal performance requirements.

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