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Senior Executive Service Certification

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

List of Certified Senior Employee Performance Appraisal Systems as of December 31, 2015

Overall, 56 of 81 (69%) of all certified SES and SL/ST appraisal systems have full certification. (Full certification covers about 24 months; provisional certification covers about 12 months)

Note:

27 of 43 (63%) certified SES systems have full certification

Certified Senior Executive Service (SES) Systems, excluding Offices of Inspector General (OIG)
AgencyEffective DateExpiration Date
Advisory Council for Historic Preservation 3/4/2014 3/3/2016
Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency 7/24/2015 7/23/2016
Department of Agriculture 4/29/2014 4/28/2016
Department of Commerce 7/30/2014 7/29/2016
Department of Defense 6/15/2015 6/14/2017
Department of Education 8/26/2015 8/25/2017
Department of Energy 6/19/2014 6/18/2016
Department of Health and Human Services 10/22/2015 10/21/2017
Department of Homeland Security 11/20/2014 11/19/2016
Department of Housing and Urban Development 12/22/2015 12/21/2017
Department of the Interior 6/16/2015 6/15/2017
Department of Justice 10/1/2014 9/30/2016
Department of Labor 2/21/2015 2/20/2017
Department of State 5/14/2015 5/13/2017
Department of Transportation 9/24/2015 9/23/2016
Department of the Treasury 1/8/2015 7/7/2016
Department of Veterans Affairs 5/14/2015 5/13/2016
Environmental Protection Agency 9/8/2015 9/7/2017
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/22/2015 9/21/2016
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 6/15/2015 6/14/2016
Federal Labor Relations Authority 10/31/2015 10/30/2016
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board 3/28/2015 3/27/2016
Federal Trade Commission 8/15/2015 8/14/2016
General Services Administration 2/21/2015 2/20/2017
Merit Systems Protection Board 4/21/2015 4/20/2016
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 7/22/2014 7/21/2016
National Archives and Records Administration 7/24/2015 7/23/2016
National Endowment of the Arts 8/21/2014 8/20/2016
National Labor Relations Board 9/10/2014 9/9/2016
National Science Foundation 7/22/2014 7/21/2016
National Transportation Safety Board 2/4/2015 2/3/2017
Nuclear Regulatory Commission 9/10/2014 9/9/2016
Office of National Drug Control Policy 7/2/2015 7/1/2016
Patent and Trademark Office/Department of Commerce 7/14/2014 7/13/2016
Railroad Retirement Board 1/1/2015
 12/31/2016
Social Security Administration 7/2/2015 7/1/2017
U.S. Agency for International Development 6/26/2015 6/25/2016
U.S. International Trade Commission 6/21/2014 6/20/2016
U.S. Office of Government Ethics 6/30/2015 6/29/2017
U.S. Office of Management and Budget 5/3/2014 5/2/2016
U.S. Office of Personnel Management 8/22/2014 8/21/2016

Note:

19 of 24 (79%) certified OIG SES systems have full certification

Certified Office of Inspector General (OIG) SES Appraisal Systems
AgencyEffective DateExpiration Date
Department of Commerce OIG 1/1/2014 12/31/2015
Department of Defense OIG 8/21/2014 8/20/2016
Department of Education OIG 6/30/2015 6/29/2016
Department of Energy OIG 3/31/2014 3/30/2016
Department of Housing and Urban Development OIG 1/15/2015 1/14/2017
Department of the Interior OIG 3/30/2015 3/29/2017
Department of Labor OIG 8/16/2015 8/15/2017
Department of State OIG 7/10/2015 7/9/2017
Department of Transportation OIG 6/2/2015 6/1/2017
Department of the Treasury, OIG 2/27/2016* 2/26/2018
Department of the Treasury, Inspector General for Tax Administration 7/1/2014 6/30/2016
Department of the Treasury, Special IG for the Troubled Asset Relief Program 1/1/2016* 12/31/2016
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG 4/21/2014 4/20/2016
Environmental Protection Agency OIG 8/7/2015 8/6/2017
General Services Administration OIG 1/1/2014
 12/31/2016
National Aeronautics and Space Administration OIG 7/22/2014 7/21/2016
National Science Foundation OIG 4/1/2015 3/31/2017
Nuclear Regulatory Commission OIG 9/10/2014 9/9/2016
Railroad Retirement Board OIG 4/7/2015 4/6/2017
Small Business Administration OIG 7/24/2015 7/23/2017
Social Security Administration OIG 7/1/2014 6/30/2016
U.S. Agency for International Development OIG 1/31/2014 6/30/2016
U.S. Office of Personnel Management OIG 2/21/2015 2/20/2016

*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.

Note:

9 out of 13 (69%) certified SL/ST systems have full certification

Certified Senior Level (SL) and Scientific and Professional (ST) Appraisal Systems
AgencyEffective DateExpiration Date
Department of Agriculture SL/ST 10/28/2015 10/27/2017
Department of Commerce SL/ST 12/9/2015 12/8/2017
Department of Defense SL/ST 10/1/2014 9/30/2016
Department of Energy SL/ST 6/21/2014 6/20/2016
Department of Homeland Security SL/ST 12/16/2014 12/15/2016
Department of the Interior SL/ST 12/17/2015 12/16/2016
Department of Justice SL/ST 8/9/2015 8/8/2017
Environmental Protection Agency 1/6/2015 1/5/2016
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission SL 4/2/2014 4/1/2016
National Transportation Safety Board SL/ST 9/13/2014 9/12/2016
Overseas Private Investment Corporation SL 11/6/2015 11/5/2016
Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation SL 10/10/2015 10/9/2016
U.S. Agency for International Development SL/ST 10/9/2014 10/8/2016

Note:

1 out of 1 (100%) certified OIG SL/ST systems have full certification

Certified Office of Inspector General (OIG) Senior Level (SL) and Scientific and Professional (ST) Appraisal Systems
AgencyEffective DateExpiration Date
Department of Commerce OIG SL/ST 12/9/2015 12/8/2017

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