Recruitment, Relocation and Retention Incentives

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
                Washington, DC 20405      

                                   HRM 9575.1 CHGE 1

February 5, 2021

GSA ORDER

SUBJECT: Recruitment, Relocation and Retention Incentives

1.  Purpose. This Order issues and transmits GSA policy governing the use of the Recruitment, Relocation and Retention Incentives (3Rs).

2.  Background. GSA Administrator memorandum dated April 15, 2012, required that all requests to offer Recruitment, Relocation and Retention Incentives to employees and candidates for employment receive the joint approval of the Chief Human Capital Officer (CHCO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). This Order implements the revised delegation of authority, in addition to making revisions noted below.

3.  Scope and Applicability.

     a.  This authority applies to all GSA employees who are newly hired into Federal service, current employees relocating to a Federal position outside of the commuting area, or current employees likely to leave Federal employment for a position outside the Federal Government. Current employees may be internal to GSA, employed with other Federal agencies or external hires. Limited exceptions to this directive are provided in 5 CFR 575, Subpart A, B, C.

     b.  The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has independent hiring and personnel administration authority.  See Section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. §6  as amended).  (Inspector General is authorized “to select, appoint, and employ, such officers and employees as may be necessary for carrying out the functions, powers, and duties of the Office of Inspector General” 5 U.S.C. §6 (C )(7)) and GSA Order ADM 5450.39D CHGE 1, GSA Delegations of Authority Manual (Delegations Manual), Chapter 2, Part 1 (“the Inspector General has independent authority to formulate policies and make determinations concerning human capital issues within the [OIG] and GSA determinations/delegations do not limit that authority). Similarly, GSA specifically recognizes that the Inspector General has independent authority to formulate policies and make determinations concerning training, employee development, and career management. 

4.  Cancellation. The Order cancels and supersedes GSA Order HRM 9575.1, Recruitment, Relocation and Retention Incentives, dated March 28, 2016.