Despite prohibition, Clinton appointees got bonuses
By Tanya N. Ballard
Despite a presidential directive designed to keep mid- and high-level
political appointees from getting cash bonuses, some appointees in the
Clinton administration did receive such bonuses in the last year of the
administration.
In a September 2001 report, "Personnel Practices: Monetary Awards Provided
to Political Appointees" (01-1081R), the General Accounting Office found
that at least 50 political appointees at the GS-13 to GS-15 pay levels and
in the Senior Executive Service received cash awards for performance, or
for a special act or service between September 1999 and May 2000.
A recent move by the Bush administration to reinstate cash bonuses for
political appointees has been criticized by some congressional leaders.
Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., and House Minority
Leader-elect Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., last week called on the White House to
rescind its policy.
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