Awards and Recognition - FinCEN

3. GENERAL PROGRAM PROVISIONS:
a. Awards must be recommended by employees who are classified as supervisors or managers.
All employees are encouraged to make appropriate staff aware of exceptional performance or
special acts, but they cannot initiate awards as Recommending Officials on award
recommendations, except as provided by the Director’s Award Program.
b. All award documentation is generated and maintained within the HRConnect system.
c. A supervisor or manager who recommends an award for an employee not under his or her
permanent supervisory control must contact the employee’s supervisor of record to obtain
concurrence prior to approval and processing of the award.
d. Employees should be recognized as closely as possible to the specific actions or events that
warranted the award, but no later than one calendar year after. Prompt recognition and
reward is preferable.
e. The effective date of special acts, on-the-spot, and time-off awards may not precede the
date(s) the award recommendation was signed by recommending and approving officials.
f. Cash awards are subject to budget limitations.
g. Cash awards are in addition to regular pay. They are subject to taxes.
h. An employee can receive any number of awards provided each award is for a special act or
service except for specific award limits as specified in this policy.
i. Performance awards are not payable in the form of time off.
j. Recommending officials may discuss with the employee the desirability of an On-the-Spot
versus a time-off award.
4. PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES:
a. The Director and Deputy Director provide the overall direction for the Awards and
Recognition Program. The Management Programs Division and the Office of Outreach and
Workplace Solutions operationally manage the Awards and Recognition Program. The
Director will make the final decision on any Director’s Award. Further, the Director, or the
Director’s written delegate, will review and approve Special Act and group award
recommendations quarterly.
b. The Chief, Office of Outreach and Workplace Solutions works with Director on the
Director’s Award program, including the development of the categories of the awards and
recognition that may be made that year. The Chief solicits nominations for each category;
receives nominations for each category and prepares memorandum for Executive Board
recommendations; and the Chief organizes an award ceremony. In addition, the Office of
Outreach and Workplace Solutions prepares an Analysis of Award data in conjunction the
Federal Agency Annual EEO Program Status Report.
Fin002 (Rev. 08/01)