I heard something about a list of Agency goals that the FAA was aiming towards and the raises were based on the % of list completion. OSI Operational Success Increase. There is some info on employees.faa.gov under pay and performance.
“Selecting OSI goals each fiscal year is an agency-wide process. All FAA lines of business and staff offices propose, review, and discuss the goals over the course of several months. Upon drafting a final list, the agency’s senior leadership recommends approval by the Administrator. The goals reflect the agency’s priorities for this fiscal year and the Administrator will use the goals for pay-for-performance decisions. The OSIs are measurable and aggressive, but achievable and are designed to allow employees to establish a line of sight between their work and the Agency’s major goals.”