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Office of Executive Lifecycle Management (ELM) Web site   Note:Personnel belonging to Defense agencies and field activities other than WHS will have to register for access using ARMS, for instructions click.

Please Note: DoD employees must have a registered Common Access Card (CAC) to enter the following Senior Executive Services sites.

Executive Performance and Appraisal Tool (EPAT) - In an effort to leverage current technology and streamline the performance managment process, DoD has developed the Executive Performance and Appraisal Tool (EPAT). As of FY 11, all DoD executive and senior professionals will use the automated system to create and maintain their performance plans/DD2899s and DD2898s. This site provides webinar tutorials on how to create plans and submit them to your rater.

Senior Executive and Senior Professional All Hands - On July 17, 2012, the Director, Administration and Management hosted the annual Senior Executive and Senior Professional All Hands meeting in the Pentagon Auditorium. A video of the All Hands can be found here in addition to the materials provided at the FY 12 All Hands meeting.

Senior Executive Service Playbook - On March 14, 2011, the Secretary of Defense mandated cross-cutting initiatives decisions which included centralizing all Civilian Senior Executive (CSE) hiring authority management for the DoD Fourth Estate entities.  As a result, delegated management of Senior Executive Service (SES) and Scientific and Professional (SP) resources was rescinded from Fourth Estate agencies and field activities effective June 27, 2011.

The purpose of this Playbook is to document 4th Estate business rules and standard operating procedures dealing with the administration and human resources management of Senior Executive Service members, Senior Professionals, Highly Qualified Experts, and Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) assignees which are clear and complete. The intended audiences for this Playbook are Human Resources professionals, administrative personnel, management officials or any other individual dealing with SES administration issues.