A Better Approach to SES Mobility
Involuntary moves are part of potential job duties of SES members. The author provides some suggestions on how to improve the mobility program.
Involuntary moves are part of potential job duties of SES members. The author provides some suggestions on how to improve the mobility program.
OPM has issued guidance to allow appointing Trump administration nominees to start working while awaiting Senate confirmation.
The Senior Executives Association has issued “A Handbook for Political Appointees” designed to answer questions and help Trump administration political appointees adjust to their new positions. The release of the handbook comes during a presidential transition that may be more challenging for political appointees than in years past.
The author says that the VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act uses a carrot and stick approach to reforming the agency, but that it currently offers too many sticks for dealing with problem employees and not enough carrots to reward good employees.
Federal employees in the Senior Executive Service will be happy to know that the cap on agencies’ allowed bonus spending is increasing next year.
An appropriations bill passed by the House contains an amendment that would ban performance bonus payments for many senior executives.
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee advanced a bill this week that would streamline the process for removing members of the Senior Executive Service for misconduct.
President Obama issued an executive order today which the White House said will help to strengthen the Senior Executive Service, but the Senior Executives Association may not see it that way.
The author says that he doesn’t believe that wholesale firings would be a good solution to the government’s personnel problems.
Members of the Senior Executive Service are supposed to compensated based on performance. Annual awards can be substantial but were canceled last year with no recognition of the highest performing SES members.