Strengthening the Senior Executive Service
Strengthens Senior Executive Service Hiring, Development, and Accountability Government-wide
What it does
Agencies must adopt new hiring, pay, awards, rotation, and onboarding practices to strengthen recruitment, development, and accountability for senior federal executives.
Real-world impact
- Caps aggregate performance award spending to 7.5% of SES and SL/ST salaries.
- Simplifies SES application process and reduces lengthy essay requirements for candidates.
- Requires executive rotations, talent plans, and formal onboarding to broaden experience.
Topics
Summary
This order directs federal agencies to improve how they recruit, hire, develop, reward, and hold senior executives accountable. It limits award spending, encourages pay practices that recognize supervisors, streamlines application and Qualifications Review Board requirements, and establishes rotation, onboarding, talent management, and succession planning requirements.
The order applies to career Senior Executive Service members and similar senior positions across agencies, to be implemented in phases, and aims to broaden experience, improve leadership quality, increase diversity, and reduce burdens on applicants.
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