📊Final Rule on Senior Executive Service Performance Evaluations
Assuring Responsive and Accountable Federal Executive Management
Summary
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing this final rule to remove the prohibition of a forced distribution of performance rating levels within the Senior Executive Service (SES) as well as eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) language within SES performance management regulations. Governmentwide SES ratings data have consistently shown that most SES receive the highest rating levels (i.e., Levels 4 and 5) despite documented reports of SES failings. Allowing agencies to limit the highest SES rating levels will increase rigor in SES appraisal and lead to a more normalized distribution of SES ratings across the Federal Government.
Agencies
- Personnel Management Office
Business Impact
$$$ - High
This regulation allows for a forced distribution of performance ratings within the Senior Executive Service (SES), impacting the management and assessment of federal executives. Business executives should consider the implications for transparency in performance evaluation and potential changes in recruiting or retention strategies for skilled personnel due to these newly enforced distinctions in performance ratings.