ADS Chapter 467

Federal Employees Pay Authorities and Flexibilities

Functional Series 400 – Human Resources

Partial Revision Date: 08/20/2008
Responsible Office: HR
File Name: 467_082008

Overview

The Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990 (FEPCA) contained a variety of pay authorities to assist managers and supervisors in recruiting, relocating, and retaining highly qualified employees. Section 101(a) of the Federal Workforce Flexibility Act of 2004 provides Agency managers and supervisors with additional flexibility to help recruit and retain highly qualified employees to help better meet USAID’s strategic human capital needs.