INCENTIVE AWARDS

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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
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• Publication Date: February 21, 1956
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ME3~SORANDUM FSR; Chief, Management Staff
SLIF3JECT: Incentive Awards
I trust the attached will give you the guidance you
want. In other words, I believe you can carry out practically
any reasonable policy including restriction of awards not
involving monetary savings to honorary awards, but this should
be expressed as policy and the regulation itself not be too
restrictive or rigid in
Attachment
LAWRENCE R. HOUSTON
General Counsel ~f
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21 February 1956
i~NIpRANDUM F'OR: Mr. Houston
iLBJECT Incentive Awards
1. I talked to Mr. John Ross, Deputy Chief, Incentive
Awards Division, Civil Service Commission (Code l~+l, Extension
5821) about the propriety of xestricti.ng the payment of monetary
awards by internal regulation.
~. Mr. Ross said that the law and Civil Service regulations
do not restrict incentive awards, either monetary or honorary,
to any particular class or grade of employee. There is, however,
no legal. reason that the Agency cannot by internal regulation
restrict the eligibility of employees for awards to certain
grades of employees. The Commission would prefer that the
agencies would not establish rigid regulations precluding any
nartieular grade or grades of employees from receiving awards.
~Ie stated that the Air Fcroe and Department of Agriculture have
~9ven some consideration to excluding supergrade employees
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from the program by regulation. Iie believes, however, tha
they have decided to handle the problem on a case by case basis
rather than by restrictive regulations.
~. In smeary Mr. Ross said that the Commisa~ic~n would
prefer to have the agencies leave their programs as flexible
as possible and that it does not advocate restrictions by grade.
If an agency feels that some restriction is desirable, the
Commission would prefer that it be in the framewark of a guiding
~ool.icy rather than an absolute regulator restriction.
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STATISTICAL SUNLti1ARY OF INCENTIVE AWARDS
1 JULY 1948 TO 31 JECEi~BER 1955
Fiscal Year Total
1950 through 1952 34
1953 2
1954 15
1955
]. Jul.'S4 - 30 Nov.~54 ~ 13
TOTAL ~
1 Dec, ~ 54 - 30 Jun, ~ 55.- 4 X2,450.00
1956
1 Ju1.' S5 - 31 Dec.' S5 4 ~3 400.00
TOTALS 72 ~ , 0.00
AIvARL FOR P~'ORMANCE
Special Act
or Service
20
1
6
9
Distribution by Type
Sustained High
Work Performance
i4ethod or Device
Resulting in Economy
8
1
1
1 - ~1,5oG.oo 2 - 55o.ao 1 - ~ 400.00
1 - ~ 400.00 2 - ~1 500.00 1 - X1,500.00 0750 each to two persons
3 -$- 1,800.0'0 19 - X2,0 0.00
12 - X1,900.00 3
AWp.RDS FOR SUGGESTIONS
Fiscal Year
Number of
Suggestions Submitted
Number Aoproved
Estimated Dollar Savings ~
Amount of Lump-sum
Cash Award
1949 through 1y52
89
lb
~ 12,500.00
~ 408.00
1953
299
14
~ 110,000.00
~ 985.00
1954
7b2
4b
~ 78,500.00
X2,050,00
1955
1 Jul. ~ 54 - 3o Nova 54 1/
331
36
~ 6,200.00
~ 375.00
1 Dec, ~ 54 - 30 Jun. ~ 55
532
25
~ 71,7$1.00
X2,705.00
1956
1 Jul.'S5 - 31 Dec.~55
297
37
~ 1b,bb7.50
X1,185.00
TOTALS
2,310
174
$225,648.50
~7,718.GG
Distribution of suggestions received and awards granted by principal area for Fiscal Year 1955 is;
DD I
DD
DD 5
Number Received
31.5
30.3
34.5
Number Awards
36.1
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27.8
30 November 1954 is the effective date of the Goverrnnent Employees Incentive Awards Act (Public Law 763, Title III)
Frior to 30 November 195!1, 64 meritorious step-increases were granted. It is not practical to indicate the dollar amounts involved.
After 1 December 1954, 8 lump-sum awards were granted in the amounts shown.
Distribution of these 72 awards by grades is as follows; GS-4, 3; GS-5, h; GS-b, 3; GS-7, 2; GS-$, 1; GS-9, 11; GS-11, il; GS-12, 5; GS-13, 11;
GS-111, 8; GS-15, 7; SP-5 1; CPC-5, 1. (The GS grades of two persons are unavailable.)
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STATISTICAL S tA7NlARY OF HONOR AWARDS
1S September 19tt7 to 31 December 1955
ATote: On 20 February 1953, the Honar Awards Program was established
on an organized and rational basis. Prior to that dates awards and
decorations were granted on a more or less hit or miss basis
SECTION A
38 Awards granted prior to 20 February 1953
I NATIONAL AWARDS
II AWARDS OF THE ARMED FORCES
Departm_ ent of the Army
Silver Star. . . . .
Soldiers Medal . . . . .
Bronze Star Medal . . ?
Commendation Ribbon with Metal Pendant .
. 1
. 2
. 1
... 4
... 5
De~aartmerit of the Navy
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Navy Crose . r ?
Department of tha Air Forca
Distinguished Flying Crass . . ?
Air Medal. .
Commendation Ribbon with Meta], Pendant .
III CIVILIAN AWARDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Exceptional Civilian Service Award (Air Force} .
Emblem for Meritorious Service (Army). .
Certificate of Merit (Army). . .
Certificate of Appreciation (Army} . . ?
IV AWARDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Superior Service Award . . .
Commendable Service Award. . .
. .
1
.
1
.
13
..
3
.
1
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1
.
1
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1
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1
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2
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31 Awards granted subsequent to 20 February 1953
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National Security Medal. 3
Medal of Freedom . . 2
II AWARDS QF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Distinguished Intelligence Cross . . 0
Distinguished Intelligence Medal . !~
Intelligence Star. . 2
Intelligence Medal of Merit. . . . . 3
Department of the Army
Leg~.on of Merit. . . < 4
Soldiers Medal , * . ? 11'
Bronze Star Medal. . ~ y.
Commendation Ribbon With Metal Pendant . . . 3
Department of the Air Force
Legion of Merit. . . . 1
Distinguished Flying Cross . . . 1
Air Medal. . . 2
Commendation Ribbon With Metal Pendant . 1
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11 Awards of Foreign Governments
Granted between 1B September 19Lt? and 31 December 195
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16 Awards of the Central Intelligence Agency at pr?sent being processed
1. Distinguished. Tntelligance Medal. . 5
2. Intelligence Star ~
3. _Intelligence Medal of Merit . . . . . . 10
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M~o~-unq Fox: Mr.
Mr.
su~~cT: Cash vs Medals
Pursuant to our discussion of 13 February 1956 a canvass was
taken on 15 February, to determine the .attitudes on this subject that
would be expressed by former members of the Armed Forces who have
been awarded one or the other of the hig~~3 U.S. decorations; the
Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Servic ~ or its equivalent the Navy
Cross.
The following question was put to seven members of the Army
and Navy Legion of Valor who are identified after the answer.
"The time is 1919 or 19t~5, as the case may be. You have been
told that you have been awarded the CSC or Navy Cross. At
that time, if you were given your choice would you have pre-
erred to receive X1004 in cash or would you have chosen the
decoration?"
Answers were received as follows:
Individual Service Period Cash T~ecoration
n~liste~man ~`r~;y ~- ~~
n n Army WW I Yes
rr n Arm y~yl I Yes
Officer Arrr~r WW I Yes
Officer AxmXy WW II Y?s
Officer ,~.rmy YdW II Yes
Enlisted man Navy WW I & II Yes
Two Army enlisted men did not know of the existence of the DSC
before it was presented to them. The fact that General Pershing
decorated one man set the incident above price; the other admitted
that from ignorance he would probably have taken the cash, if it
were offered. A World War Il.combat disabled West Pointer thought
the question silly, saying in effect (expletives e~urgated} "Does
some one think that extra performance can be bought?"
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Following the spirited debate on this question, the following
was askeds
"The time is now 1956 and as you know you are one of the relative-
ly small number of surviving holders of the i1SC or Navy Cross.
If the whole thing could be done over, would you now prefer to
have had X1000 and no decoration, or would you, based on your
experience during the intervening years choose the decoration
instead of the cash?'e
The reaction was unanimous;:~in retrospect none of the seven
would prefer cash to his decoration. The reasons advanced were mainly
based on the prestige factor of the decoration, the exclusiveness to
some degree that each believes the decoration confers on him and to
phrase it differently the satisfaction enjoyed by reason of having
been deemed worthy of the decoration.
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