<span>This is pay for performance. This concept is more based on merit than on how long the person has been in service with the department. This is thought to give an increased incentive for employees to increase their output, since their rewards and compensation are directly affected by how much is completed during their shifts.</span>
In this letter to “Friends and Citizens,” Washington warned that the forces of geographical sectionalism, political factionalism, and interference by foreign powers in the nation's domestic affairs threatened the stability of the Republic.
