U.S. Office of Personnel Management - Ensuring the Federal Government has an effective civilian workforce

This PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT guidance relates to the management of employee performance (i.e., planning, developing, monitoring, rating, and rewarding employee contributions), rather than performance-based or performance-oriented approaches to managing, measuring, and accounting for agency program performance. While these concepts can and should be linked and integrated, they remain distinct in some respects, particularly with regard to establishing individual accountability and dealing with poor performers. We also provide information that specifically addresses performance management for the Senior Executive Service.

Pay for Performance

A pay-for-performance system is only as successful as the performance management program on which it depends. [More]...

Performance Measurement Handbook

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