Actions Needed to Enhance the Credibility of Senior Executive Service Performance Award Programs.

Abstract

The Senior Executive Service--the cornerstone of civil service reform--went into effect in July 1979 and with it a system of rank and performance awards. The Senior Executive Service compensation system was designed to attract and retain highly competent executives and to insure that compensation, retention, and tenure are contingent upon executive success, measured on the basis of individual and organizational performance. Rank and performance awards were designed to reward outstanding accomplishments and performance and to encourage excellence and higher productivity. But the Congress, senior executives, and the press have questioned the credibility and integrity of the performance awards process--a vital feature of the compensation system. To help insure that the awards process operates as intended and contributes to the success of the Senior Executive Service, the Office of Personnel Management should take actions to enhance the integrity, credibility, and equity of agencies' performance award programs. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1981
Accession Number
ADA108564

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  • United States Government Accountability Office

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  • Human Systems

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  • Business Administration
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  • Congress
  • Department Of State
  • Employment
  • Equal Employment Opportunity
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • International Trade
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Motivation
  • Performance Appraisals
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Administration
  • Risk Factors
  • Small Business

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