To accomplish our
operational mission,
we provide a full
spectrum of human
resources services
to our serviced organizations,
including:
Employment
services - recruitment,
staffing, and
reduction-in-force
Classification
services - position
classification
and position management
Payroll
and personnel
processing services
- SF-52 and payroll
action input,
benefits input,
performance rating
input, award processing,
and e-OPF maintenance
Pay/leave
administration
services - pay/leave
entitlements,
leave transfer
program, tours
of duty, time
and attendance
assistance, salary
payment problems
and garishments
Benefits
services - retirement,
thrift savings
plan, health/life
insurance, benefits
open seasons and
workers compensation
Performance
management services
Leadership
Development services
- AgLearn administration
Employee
relations services
- advice and counsel
on disciplinary
and performance
matters; hotline/misconduct
investigations;
Merit Systems
Protection Board
and Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission
hearings; administrative
grievances; suitability
determinations
including National
Agency Checks
and Inquiries
and Homeland Security
Presidential Directive
suitability adjudications;
disability and
reasonable accommodations
determinations;
Family and Medical
Leave Act determinations
Labor
relations services
- advice and counsel;
Federal Labor
Relations Authority
hearings; negotiating
collective bargaining
agreements; negotiated
grievances
To accomplish our
mission to support
the Secretary of Agriculture's
Executive Resources
Programs, we provide
the following services
to USDA's mission
areas:
Administration
and management
of all USDA Senior
Executive Service
(SES), Senior
Level (SL), Scientific
and Professional
(ST) and Senior
Scientific Research
Service (SSRS)
allocations of
positions
Coordinating
the career SES/SL/ST/SSRS
staffing process
with the Office
of the Secretary
Development
and delivery of
Departmental policy
and guidance to
mission areas
for implementing
SES/SL/ST/SSRS
staffing, classification,
performance management
and pay
Management
of USDA's SES
Performance Appraisal
System Certification
and Recertification
Development
and maintenance
of internal and
Office of Personnel
Management (OPM)
reporting systems
for tracking all
USDA executive
resources personnel
movements including
career executives
and non-career
and Schedule C
politicial appointees
Coordination
of USDA's biennial
executive resources
allocations request
to OPM
Coordination
of USDA's entries
of positions for
the Plum Book
after every Presidential
election
Management
of USDA's SES
Candidate Development
Program
Provide
staff support
for the Secretary's
Executive Resources
Board
In support of our
mission, we are
committed to:
Responsive,
timely, consistent,
and comprehensive
services in meeting
and exceeding
client needs;
An
active, innovative,
and "can
do" stance
toward the management
of HR; and,