What are the procedures for making negative WIG determinations?
• How is a reconsideration of a negative determination obtained? • What is the relationship between a WIG increase and a quality step increase (QSI)? • What is the purpose of this section? This section revises Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) guidance for the administration of within-grade (WIG) salary increases for General Schedule (GS) and Federal Wage System (FWS) employees. • Does this directive cancel an existing FHWA directive? Yes. This directive cancels FHWA Personnel Management Manual (PMM), Part 1, Chapter 5, Section 1, Within-Grade Salary Increases (General Schedule and Wage-System), dated June 28, 1996. • What references were used when writing this section? • Title 5, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 531, Subpart D, Within-Grade Increases, and Part 532, Subpart D, Pay Administration. • Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Federal Wage System Operating Manual, 1996 Update. • Department of Transportation (DOT) Departmental Personnel Manual (DPM), Chapter 430, Perf