Assessment of SES (Senior Executive Service) Performance Appraisal Systems

摘要

The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 requires that federal agencies establish performance appraisal systems for members of the Senior Executive Service (SES) to provide a tool for managing and improving individual and organizational performance. GAO found that agencies have, for the most part, implemented SES performance appraisal systems that provide for setting individual objectives and assessing performance against them. But SES performance plans often (1) did not include the act's appraisal criteria; (2) contained general, rather than specific statements of expected levels of achievement; (3) were prepared several months after the beginning of the appraisal cycle; (4) were not updated or revised when executives' responsibilities changed; and (5) were not prepared for a majority of noncareerists.