The Office of Personnel Management and the Office of Management and Budget announced the design and issuance of a model Senior Executive Service (SES) performance appraisal system in a joint memo to agencies released Feb. 6, 2012.

Under the new system, agencies will be able to rely upon a more consistent and uniform framework to communicate expectations and evaluate the performance of SES members, according to the OPM and OMB memo. This system focuses, in particular, on the role and responsibility of SES employees to achieve results through effective executive leadership.

The system will provide agencies with a standardized approach to managing the performance of SES members – furthering Congress’ original vision, in enacting the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, of an executive cadre that can readily move into different assignments as needed by the Government.