Web-Based Special Payroll Processing System (SPPS Web)

Superior performance

This award is given to an employee for a suggestion, invention, superior accomplishment, or other meritorious effort for which the award is proposed as highly exceptional and unusually outstanding.

Note: The acceptance of this award constitutes an agreement that the use by the Government of an idea, method, or device for which the award is made does not form the basis of a further claim of any nature against the Government by the employee, his/her heirs, or assigns.

Special act or service

This award is given to an employee for a special act or service in the public interest in connection with or related to official employment.

Employee suggestion

This award is given to an employee for an improvement in the quality of operations, a cost reduction opportunity, or an improvement in the timeliness of service delivery that result in tangible or intangible benefits to the Government.

The idea or suggestion can be adopted in whole or in part to set forth a specific proposed course of action to achieve improvement or cost reduction.

SES bonus

This award is given to career appointees in the Agency to be awarded the rank of Meritorious Executive for sustained accomplishments or Distinguished Executive for sustained extraordinary accomplishments.

Presidential

This award is given to an employee whose career reflects exceptional devotion to duty and who contributions to the efficiency, economy, or other improvement of Government operations are of a significantly broad scope. This award may be granted for contributions in a scientific field or for accomplishments in technical or administrative endeavors.

Separation incentive

This award is given to a separated or deceased employee or to the estate or legal heirs for contributions the employee made while employed with the Government.

Cash award

This award is given as recognition. It is a cash payment that does not increase the employee’s rate of basic pay.

Performance bonus

This award is given to an employee for a recent performance rating of the fully successful level or higher.

Incentive pay

This award is given to an employee on the basis of (a) suggestions, inventions, superior accomplishments, productivity gains, or other personal efforts that contribute to the efficiency, economy, or other improvements of Government operations; (b) a special act or service in the public interest in connection with or related to official employment; or (c) performance as reflected in the employee’s most recent record of rating.

Gift certificate (for FDIC use only)

This award is given to an employee for time in service. The only circumstances where this award may be used is to recognize an employee contribution is as an informal recognition award.

Travel incentive payment

This award is a compensation of $50 a day to an employee in travel status for more than 50 days in a year. If the employee is in travel status for more than 100 days, an additional $25 per day ($75 total) over the 100 days is paid to the employee.