Senior Executive Service

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The Senior Executive Service is a corps of high-level civilian managers and leaders in the U.S. federal government who oversee major programs and initiatives just below the top presidential appointees.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal government personnel system
civil service rank
administeredBy Office of Personnel Management
surface form: U.S. Office of Personnel Management
appliesTo U.S. federal civilian employees
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy United States Congress
effectiveDate 1979
excludes certain independent agencies with separate personnel systems
uniformed military personnel
governedBy Office of Personnel Management regulations
Title 5 of the United States Code
hasCategory career reserved positions
general positions
hasCompensationFeature eligibility for performance awards
pay band system without traditional grades
performance-based pay
hasEthicsRequirement federal ethics rules for senior officials
hasMemberRole career senior executive
limited emergency senior executive
limited term senior executive
noncareer senior executive
hasResponsibility organizational leadership in federal agencies
policy direction in federal agencies
program management in federal agencies
stewardship of public resources
strategic planning in federal agencies
legalBasis Civil Service Reform Act of 1978
oversees federal policy implementation
large federal organizations and operations
major federal programs
partOf United States Civil Service
surface form: United States federal civil service
positionLevel above GS-15
below presidentially appointed, Senate-confirmed positions
purpose to ensure that the executive management of the U.S. government is responsive to the needs, policies, and goals of the nation
to provide a corps of executives selected for leadership and managerial qualities
relatedTo General Schedule
Scientific or Professional (ST) positions
Title 5 Senior Level (SL) positions
reportsTo agency heads
presidential appointees
requires demonstrated leadership and management ability
executive core qualifications
scope most executive branch agencies
selectionMethod merit-based competitive process for career appointments
political appointment for noncareer positions
shortName SES
subjectTo performance appraisal system
removal procedures distinct from General Schedule employees

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United States Civil Service includes Senior Executive Service
United States Civil Service hasComponent Senior Executive Service
Senior Foreign Service comparableTo Senior Executive Service
this entity surface form: Senior Executive Service in the U.S. civil service
Senior Foreign Service paySystemComparableTo Senior Executive Service
this entity surface form: Senior Executive Service pay scale
Senior Foreign Service distinguishedFrom Senior Executive Service
NASA Center Director typicalRank Senior Executive Service
Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 createdEntity Senior Executive Service
Gene L. Dodaro memberOf Senior Executive Service
SFS modeledAfter Senior Executive Service
subject surface form: Senior Foreign Service