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Published 8 reports and 4 editions of the Issues of Merit newsletter. Report topics included: designing effective pay-for-performance
compensation systems, managing contracting officer representatives (CORs) to achieve positive contract outcomes, reforming
Federal hiring, the symposium on the practice of merit, the effect of Van Wersch and McCormick on the probationary period,
study of initial appeals and settlements (internal report), the MSPB FY 2005 Annual Report and the MSPB FY 2005 PAR; completed
reports on the 2005 Merit Principles Survey (MPS), baseline data for DHS, baseline data for the Department of Defense (DoD),
and a draft of the MSPB Strategic Plan for FY 2007-2012.
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Published a report on the results of the 2005 Merit Principles Survey and 4 editions of the Issues of Merit newsletter; completed
a report on Federal entry-level new hires and four internal reports; published MSPB’s FY 2006 Annual Report, FY 2006 PAR,
FY 2007-2012 Strategic Plan, and FY 2007 (revised) - FY 2008 (final) Performance Plan; received Board Member approval for
a new research agenda covering the 2008-2010 time period.
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Published reports on hiring upper-level employees from outside the Federal Government, the use of various hiring authorities,
Federal employee engagement, the use of alternative discipline in Federal agencies, a longitudinal analysis of prior Merit
Principles Surveys, the MSPB FY 2007 Annual Report, and four editions of the Issues of Merit newsletter. Completed three internal
reports including a report outlining MSPB Human Capital Survey results for the public that was placed on the MSPB website.
Assessed the scope of study reports and selected research topics from the existing research agenda.
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Completed reports on addressing poor performers in the Federal Government, the utility of job simulations in employee selection,
an examination of how the role of the supervisor is changing, fair and equitable treatment in the Federal workforce, a summary
report of the FY 2007 Merit Principles Survey results that focuses on performance management practices that drive employee
engagement, and the FY 2008 MSPB Annual Report. Completed an internal report summarizing MSPB’s Annual Employee Survey data,
and published four editions of the Issues of Merit newsletter. Assessed the scope of study reports and selected research topics
from the existing research agenda.
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Complete 6 reports and 4 editions of the newsletter; assess scope of studies and newsletters; develop a new research agenda
for approval by the Board Members.
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Performance goal met - The MSPB completed five external reports and four internal evaluation reports dealing with a variety
of topics, including supervisory preparedness, Prohibited Personnel Practices, Federal competencies and how to obtain them,
whistleblowing protections and the law, as well as the FY 2009 MSPB annual report. Merit systems study reports continue to
be cited by practitioners, policy-makers, and the media. Completed four external merit systems studies including: A Call to
Action: Improving First-Level Supervision of Federal Employees; Prohibited Personnel Practices: A Study Retrospective; Making
the Right Connections: Targeting the Best Competencies for Training; and Whistleblower Protections for Federal Employees.
Published the FY 2009 MSPB Annual Report and four editions of the Issues of Merit newsletter. Completed four internal studies,
including evaluations of MSPB’s annual employee survey results for FY 2009 and 2010. Developed a draft list of research agenda
items and are preparing to present them to MSPB stakeholders and Board members.
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Complete 6 reports and 4 editions of the newsletter; assess scope of studies and newsletters; obtain approval and begin implementing
a new research agenda.
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The agency has conducted extensive outreach in developing its 2011-2014 research agenda and we are committed to a transparent
process for finalizing the agenda.
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