[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR430.301]

[Page 316]
 
                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 430--PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart C--Managing Senior Executive Performance
 
Sec. 430.301  General.

    Source: 65 FR 60842, Oct. 13, 2000, unless otherwise noted.


    (a) Statutory authority. Chapter 43 of title 5, United States Code, 
provides for performance management for the Senior Executive Service 
(SES), the establishment of SES performance appraisal systems, and 
appraisal of senior executive performance. This subpart prescribes 
regulations for managing SES performance to implement the statutory 
provisions at 5 U.S.C. 4311-4315.
    (b) Purpose. The regulations in this subpart require agencies to 
establish performance management systems that hold senior executives 
accountable for their individual and organizational performance in order 
to improve the overall performance of Government by--
    (1) Expecting excellence in senior executive performance;
    (2) Linking performance management with the results-oriented goals 
of the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993;
    (3) Setting and communicating individual and organizational goals 
and expectations;
    (4) Systematically appraising senior executive performance using 
measures that balance organizational results with customer, employee, or 
other perspectives; and
    (5) Using performance results as a basis for pay, awards, 
development, retention, removal, and other personnel decisions.