Question

If an officer is temporarily assigned to a higher rank or position of a higher pay level, as evidenced by an approved OAR, for one full pay period, the officer shall be paid _____.

Answer 1

An officer temporarily assigned to a higher rank for one full pay period is paid according to the GS pay for that higher rank, as evidenced by an approved OAR.

Step-by-step explanation:

Payment for Civil Servants on Temporary Assignment

If an officer is temporarily assigned to a higher rank or position of a higher pay level for one full pay period and this is formalized with an approved Official Action Request (OAR), the officer shall receive the pay corresponding to that higher rank or position according to the U.S. Federal General Schedule. The General Schedule (GS) is a structured pay scale that includes fifteen grades, each with ten steps, and reflects various levels of responsibility, required competencies, and education.

The GS has been in place since the Pendleton Act of 1883, with the modern General Schedule emerging in the 1940s and being refined in the 1990s. When temporarily assigned to a role within a higher grade on the GS, an officer's pay would typically be adjusted to the starting step of that grade unless otherwise specified by the terms of the assignment.