Review of Specialty Assignment and Proficiency Pay Programs

At the request of the Chief of Police. the Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a review of United States Capitol Police (USCP or the Department) specialty assignment and proficiency pay programs. Our objectives were to determine (1) if USCP complied with applicable directives related to the personnel compensation programs such as eligibility requirements, (2) the efficiency and effectiveness of the current payment cycles for the various programs, and (3) the criteria or benchmarks used for determining payment amounts. Our scope included the Specialty Assignment Pay Program, Hazardous Duty Pay, Physical Fitness Incentive Program, Plainclothes Pay, Firearms Proficiency Pay, and Field Officer Training Pay during FYs 2005 through 2007.