The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the union that represents most Social Security employees has issued its October 2011 newsletter. AFGE routinely makes Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to find out about bonuses going to high level Social Security employees. This issue of their newsletter includes the following results of AFGE's most recent FOIA requests (and read to the end for some information on who did not get a bonus).
Atlanta Region:
Paul Barnes, Regional Commissioner
Senior Executive Service (SES) Performance Award 03/29/09 $23,000
SES Performance Award 01/03/10 $19,750
Mary Ann Sloan, Regional Chief Counsel
SES Performance Award 01/03/10 $19,000
Quittie C. Wilson, Assistant Regional Commissioner
SES Performance Award 03/29/09 $7,600
SES Performance Award 01/03/10 $8,000
Boston Region:
Manual Vaz, Regional Commissioner
SES Performance Award 01/03/10 $19,750
Susan Harding, Deputy Regional Commissioner
SES Performance Award 03/29/09 $15,000
SES Performance Award 01/03/10 $15,000
Chicago Region:
James F. Martin, Regional Commissioner
SES Performance Award 03/29/09 $13,500
Commissioner’s Leadership* 09/16/10 $00.00*
SES Performance Award 01/03/10 $17,500
Kim L. Bright, Regional Chief Counsel
Individual Performance Award 06/21/09 $800
ECS Award 08/16/09 $400
Individual Performance Award 07/04/10 $731
Individual Performance Award 08/29/10 $500
Danny L. Byrns, TSC Manager
Individual Performance Award 07/05/09 $1,400
ECS Award 08/30/09 $700
Individual Performance Award 06/06/10 $1,500
Individual Cash Award 08/29/10 $500
Donna L. Calvert, Regional Chief Counsel
SES Performance Award 03/29/09 $10,000
SES Performance Award 01/03/10 $10,000
Mary D. Mahler, Assistant Regional Commissioner
SES Performance Award 03/29/09 $8,200
SES Performance Award 01/03/10 $8,500
Marcia R. Mosley, Deputy Regional Commissioner
SES Performance Award 03/29/09 $10,000
SES Performance Award 01/03/10 $10,000
Dallas Region:
Martha Lambie, Regional Commissioner
SES Performance Award 03/29/09 $8,500
SES Performance Award 01/03/10 $10,000
Ramona Schuenemeyer, Regional Commissioner
SES Performance Award 01/03/10 $19,750
Tina M. Waddell, Regional Chief Counsel
SES Performance Award 03/29/09 $20,000
SES Performance Award 01/03/10 $10,000
Denver Region:
Nancy A. Berryhill, Regional Commissioner
SES Performance Award 03/29/09 $22,500
SES Performance Award 01/03/10 $19,750
SES Rank Award 09/30/10 $34,995
Yvette Keesee, Deputy Regional Chief Counsel
Quality Service Award 05/12/09 $00.00*
Individual Performance Award 08/16/09 $3,500
Individual Performance Award 03/28/10 $1,200
Individual Cash Award 08/29/10 $500
Katherine E. Kintz, Deputy Asst. Regional Cmsnr.
Individual Performance Award 06/30/09 $1,800
Individual Performance Award 03/09/10 $1,100
Sean P. Brune, Deputy Regional Commissioner
SES Performance Award 01/03/10 $10,000
Kansas City Region:
Michael Grochowski, Regional Commissioner
SES Performance Award 03/29/09 $16,000
SES Performance Award 01/03/10 $17,500
William K. Powell, Asst/Deputy Regional Cmsnr.
SES Performance Award 03/29/09 $11,000
SES Performance Award 01/03/10 $12,500
New York:
Beatrice Disman, Regional Commissioner
SES Performance Award 03/29/09 $26,500
SES Performance Award 01/03/10 $19,750
Paul M. Doersam, Deputy Regional Commissioner
SES Performance Award 03/29/09 $18,500
Anne Jacobosky, Assistant Regional Commissioner
SES Performance Award 03/29/09 $8,400
SES Performance Award 01/03/10 $9,000
Teresa C. Rojas, Acting Deputy Regional Cmsnr.
ECS Award 08/02/09 $1,000
Philadelphia Region:
Laurie Watkins, Regional Commissioner
SES Performance Award 03/29/09 $21,500
SES Performance Award 01/03/10 $18,000
Lewis H. Kaiser, Deputy Regional Commissioner
SES Performance Award 03/29/09 $9,000
Paula M. Newcomer, Deputy Regional Commissioner
SES Performance Award 03/29/09 $8,000
SES Performance Award 01/03/10 $8,300
San Francisco Region:
Peter D. Spencer, Regional Commissioner
SES Performance Award 03/29/09 $26,500
Stephen J. Breen, Assistant Regional Commissioner
SES Performance Award 03/29/09 $9,000
SES Performance Award 01/03/10 $9,000
Patricia A. Robidart, Deputy Regional Commissioner
SES Performance Award 01/03/10 $8,550
Seattle Region:
Stanley Friendship, Regional Commissioner
SES Performance Award 01/03/10 $10,000
Alan W. Heim, Assistant Regional Commissioner
SES Performance Award 01/03/10 $8,500
James P. Burkert, Deputy Asst. Regional Cmsnr.
Individual Performance Award 07/05/09 $1,700
ECS Award 07/06/09 $500
Individual Performance Award 05/09/10 $1,750
Robert Pagan, Acting Deputy Regional Cmsnr.
QSI (Quality Step Increase) 07/05/09 $0.00*
Individual Performance Award 06/06/10 $1,600
* Honor Award
And from the Newsletter:
It’s also worth noting that San Francisco Regional Commissioner Pete Spencer apparently did not receive any award money in Fiscal Year 2010. Spencer sponsored “Management Tango” in 2009, an event that cost more than $675,000 and generated a great deal of bad publicity for Social Security. ... Spencer recently announced his retirement from the agency.
Let us get some facts out of the way. The 2005 "contract" was never signed by this union. SSA employees are currently being evaluated by a system that is not legal. It is therefore no surprise, that management was previously receiving these obscene bonus awards for work that was done by the hard working SSA employees. Both management and this union should be ashamed of themselves. Wouldn't it be more prudent if this money was used to hire more SSA employees to better serve the public?
ReplyDeleteThose sure make my $600 cash award look small. I say if money is as tight as they claim there shouldn't be any awards given out. My manager wasted the award money by giving people that shouldn't have been given an award one. When I asked she said she didn't think people should get two awards and didn't want to turn the money in.
ReplyDeleteIf the budget is so tight, why is ANYONE at SSA getting awards?
ReplyDeleteDo claim representatives get bonuses?
ReplyDeleteHow many days do claim representatives have to process applications or what is the policy on processing claims/applications?
In my office of approximately 50 people...more than 90% of the staff received some sort of "award" or "bonus."
ReplyDeleteAnd this is why the civil service system would work better by just giving all Fed employees an annual COLA and get rid of all performance based pay. Executives and managers get huge bonuses by taking credit for work by employees under them. Poor performing Union employees get awards so they will keep quiet and be less likely to file EEO or Union complaints. Everyone else gets nothing unless you are a "favorite". Performance ratings and awards are a total joke.
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