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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Senior Executive Service canonical | 8 |
| Senior Executive Service in the U.S. civil service | 1 |
| Senior Executive Service pay scale | 1 |
Statements (48)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Senior Executive Service in the U.S. civil service
this entity surface form:
Senior Executive Service pay scale
subject surface form:
Senior Foreign Service