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Agency SES Appraisal System Certification and Recertification
The SES pay-for-performance system requires that OPM certify the agencies' performance appraisal systems, with OMB concurrence. Once an agency is certified, the agency can make SES pay adjustments above Executive level III up to Level II and have access to the higher aggregate pay limit.
Guidance
- Guidance for Certification of Performance Appraisal Systems for Senior Employees
- Updated Examples from Agency SES Performance Plans
[45 KB] - Senior Employee Pay for Performance [316 KB]
- SL/ST Template for Certification and Annual Reporting Instructions [27 KB]
- SL/ST Template for Certification and Annual Reporting
[28 KB] - SL/ST Performance Appraisal Assessment Tool (PAAT)
[419 KB] - SL/ST PAAT Explanation of Scoring[59 KB]
- SL/ST PAAT Questions and Answers[105 KB]
- SES Template for Certification and Annual Reporting Instructions [55 KB]
- SES Template for Certification and Annual Reporting [105 KB]
- SES Performance Appraisal Assessment Tool (SES-PAAT) [651 KB]
- SES-PAAT Explanation of Scoring [80 KB]
- SES-PAAT Questions and Answers [105 KB]
The following is a list of agencies that have received certification during the current year.
List of Certified Senior Employee Performance Appraisal Systems As of December 19, 2011
Overall, 55 of 90 (61%) of all certified SES and SL/ST appraisal systems have full certification. (Full certification covers about 24 months; provisional certification covers about 12 months)
Certified Senior Executive Service (SES) Systems, excluding Offices of Inspector General (OIG)
Note: 29 of 46 (63%) certified SES systems have full certification
Agency |
Effective Date |
Expiration Date |
|---|---|---|
Advisory Council for Historic Preservation |
10/14/2011 |
10/13/2012 |
Broadcasting Board of Governors |
1/1/2011 |
12/31/2012 |
Consumer Product Safety Commission |
5/26/2011 |
5/25/2013 |
Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency |
12/10/2010 |
12/9/2012 |
Department of Agriculture |
10/29/2011 |
10/28/2013 |
Department of Commerce |
1/1/2012* |
12/31/2013 |
Department of Defense |
1/1/2011 |
12/31/2012 |
Department of Education |
1/1/2012* |
12/31/2012 |
Department of Energy |
10/14/2011 |
10/13/2012 |
Department of Health and Human Services |
7/15/2011 |
7/14/2012 |
Department of Homeland Security |
11/20/2011 |
11/19/2013 |
Department of Housing and Urban Development |
10/1/2009 |
9/30/2011 |
Department of the Interior |
12/9/2011 |
12/8/2012 |
Department of Justice |
10/1/2011 |
9/30/2012 |
Department of Labor |
7/30/2010 |
12/31/2011 |
Department of State |
10/1/2010 |
9/30/2012 |
Department of Transportation |
5/16/2011 |
5/15/2012 |
Department of the Treasury |
1/1/2011 |
12/31/2012 |
Department of Veterans Affairs |
7/22/2010 |
7/21/2012 |
Environmental Protection Agency |
10/14/2011 |
10/13/2013 |
Equal Employment Opportunity Comm. |
10/7/2011 |
10/6/2012 |
Federal Communications Commission |
3/18/2011 |
3/17/2012 |
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
1/1/2011 |
12/31/2012 |
Federal Trade Commission |
8/15/2010 |
8/14/2012 |
General Services Administration |
4/21/2011 |
4/20/2012 |
Merit System Protection Board |
9/12/2011 |
9/11/20113 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
1/1/2011 |
12/31/2012 |
National Capital Planning Commission |
10/1/2010 |
9/30/2012 |
National Endowment of the Arts |
8/9/2010 |
8/8/2012 |
National Labor Relations Board |
10/1/2010 |
9/30/2012 |
National Science Foundation |
9/10/2009 |
9/9/2011 |
National Transportation Safety Board |
10/1/2011 |
9/30/2013 |
Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
9/10/2010 |
9/9/2012 |
Office of National Drug Control Policy |
10/4/2011 |
10/3/2012 |
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative |
7/6/2010 |
7/5/20112 |
Patent and Trademark Office/Department of Commerce |
1/14/2012* |
1/13/2014 |
Railroad Retirement Board |
1/1/2011 |
12/31/2012 |
Small Business Administration |
10/22/2010 |
10/21/2012 |
Social Security Administration |
1/1/2011 |
12/31/2012 |
Surface Transportation Board |
12/22/2010 |
12/21/2012 |
U.S. Agency for International Development |
6/7/2011 |
6/6/2012 |
U.S. Chemical Safety Board |
9/8/2010 |
9/7/2012 |
U.S. International Trade Commission |
12/16/2011 |
12/15/2012 |
Office of Government Ethics |
1/1/2012* |
12/31/2011 |
U.S. Office of Management and Budget |
10/1/2011 |
9/30/2012 |
U.S. Office of Personnel Management |
8/22/2010 |
8/21/2012 |
*This date represents the effective date of the most recent certification. The system is still covered by its previous certification, with no gap in certification status.
Certified Office of Inspector General (OIG) SES Appraisal Systems
Note: 20 of 26 (77%) certified OIG SES systems have full certification
Agency |
Effective Date |
Expiration Date |
|---|---|---|
Department of Agriculture OIG |
10/1/2010 |
9/30/2012 |
Department of Commerce OIG |
1/1/2012* |
12/31/2013 |
Department of Defense OIG |
1/1/2012* |
12/31/2013 |
Department of Education OIG |
1/1/2011 |
12/31/2012 |
Department of Energy OIG |
10/1/2011 |
9/30/2013 |
Department of Health and Human Services OIG |
9/28/2011 |
9/27/2013 |
Department of Homeland Security OIG |
10/1/2010 |
9/30/2012 |
Department of Housing and Urban Development OIG |
10/1/2011 |
9/30/2013 |
Department of the Interior OIG |
9/10/2011 |
9/9/2012 |
Department of Justice OIG |
10/1/2011 |
9/30/2012 |
Department of Labor OIG |
8/16/2011 |
8/15/2013 |
Department of State OIG |
10/14/2011 |
10/13/2013 |
Department of Transportation OIG |
3/16/2011 |
3/15/2012 |
Department of the Treasury, Inspector General |
1/31/2011 |
1/30/2012 |
Department of the Treasury, Inspector General for Tax Administration |
1/1/2012* |
12/31/2013 |
Department of the Treasury, Special IG for the Troubled Asset Relief Program |
1/1/2012* |
12/31/2013 |
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG |
10/5/2011 |
10/4/2013 |
Environmental Protection Agency OIG |
10/14/2011 |
10/13/2013 |
General Services Administration OIG |
1/1/2012* |
12/31/20131 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration OIG |
1/1/2011 |
12/31/2012 |
National Science Foundation OIG |
9/10/2011 |
9/9/2013 |
Nuclear Regulatory Commission OIG |
9/10/2010 |
9/9/2012 |
Small Business Administration OIG |
1/1/2011 |
12/31/2012 |
Social Security Administration OIG |
1/1/2012* |
12/31/20131 |
U.S. Agency for International Development OIG |
1/3/2011 |
12/31/2011 |
U.S. Office of Personnel Management OIG |
8/22/2011 |
8/21/2012 |
*This date represents the effective date of the most recent certification. The system is still covered by its previous certification, with no gap in certification status.
Certified Senior Level (SL) and Scientific and Professional (ST) Appraisal Systems
Note: 3 out of 12 (25%) certified SL/ST systems have full certification
Agency |
Effective Date |
Expiration Date |
|---|---|---|
Department of Agriculture SL/ST |
10/28/2011 |
10/27/2013 |
Department of Commerce SL/ST |
12/9/2011 |
12/8/2013 |
Department of Defense SL/ST |
10/1/2011 |
9/30/2013 |
Department of Energy SL/ST |
12/16/2011 |
12/15/2012 |
Department of Homeland Security SL/ST |
12/16/2011 |
12/15/2013 |
Department of Interior SL/ST |
5/7/2010 |
5/6/2011 |
Department of Justice SL/ST |
8/9/2011 |
8/8/2012 |
Department of State SL/ST |
3/11/2010 |
3/10/2011 |
Environmental Protection Agency SL/ST |
8/26/2011 |
8/25/2012 |
Export Import Bank SL |
10/14/2011 |
10/13/2012 |
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission SL |
3/11/2011 |
3/10/2012 |
National Gallery of Art SL |
3/30/2010 |
3/29/2011 |
National Transportation Safety Board SL/ST |
9/13/2010 |
9/12/2012 |
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative SL |
3/11/2010 |
3/10/2011 |
Overseas Private Investment Corporation SL |
3/11/2011 |
3/10/2013 |
Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation SL |
4/8/2011 |
4/7/2012 |
U.S. Agency for International Development SL/ST |
6/16/2011 |
6/15/2012 |
U.S. Office of Management and Budget SL/ST |
11/4/2011 |
11/3/2012 |
*This date represents the effective date of the most recent certification. The system is still covered by its previous certification, with no gap in certification status.
View archive of previous certification status
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