The SES Forum Series was developed in 1978 as a
consortium among the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and
Housing and Urban Development. Programs initially served as an alternative to
requirements under the 1978 Civil Service Reform Act, which established the
SES.
The Forums received the attention and endorsement of the
President’s Commission on Integrity and Efficiency at the Office of
Management and Budget.
Partnering with the Department of Health and Human Services, the
Department of Labor (DOL) took the lead in developing and delivering the SES
Forums to DOL SES members and, under interagency agreements, to SES members
from other Government departments and agencies. Candidates for the SES attend
the sessions at the discretion of each participating department or agency. The
departments and agencies which have joined the Department of Labor in this
consortium since its inception in 1978 include:
