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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.
Director's Memorandum:
Guidance
- SES and SL/ST Performance Appraisal Certification Submission Checklist
[29 KB] - Updated Examples from Agency SES Performance Plans [45 KB]
- Senior Employee Pay for Performance [316 KB]
- SL/ST Data Instructions [31 KB]
- SL/ST Template for Certification and Annual Reporting
[20 KB] - SES Data Instructions [38 KB]
- SES Template for Certification and Annual Reporting [27 KB]
The following is a list of agencies that have received certification during the current year.
List of OPM-Certified Senior Employee Pay-for-Performance Systems Updated September 14, 2009
Agency |
Effective Date |
Expiration Date |
|---|---|---|
Advisory Council for Historic Preservation |
10/31/2008 |
9/30/2009 |
Broadcasting Board of Governors |
1/1/2009 |
12/31/2010 |
Department of Agriculture |
8/15/2008 |
8/15/2009 |
Department of Commerce |
1/1/2009 |
12/31/2010 |
Department of Defense |
1/1/2009 |
12/31/2010 |
Department of Defense SL/ST |
1/1/2009 |
9/30/2009 |
Department of Education |
1/1/2009 |
12/31/2010 |
Department of Energy |
10/3/2008 |
10/3/2009 |
Department of Health and Human Services |
3/31/2008 |
6/30/2010 |
Department of Homeland Security |
11/19/2008 |
9/30/2010 |
Department of Housing and Urban Development |
1/1/2009 |
9/30/2009 |
Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Inspector General |
9/2/2008 |
9/2/2009 |
Department of the Interior |
7/14/2008 |
7/14/2010 |
Department of Justice |
9/18/2009 |
9/30/2010 |
Department of Labor |
1/1/2008 |
6/30/2010 |
Department of State |
9/10/2009 |
9/30/2010 |
Department of State Office of Inspector General |
8/30/2009 |
9/30/2011 |
Department of Transportation |
1/1/2009 |
12/31/2010 |
Department of the Treasury |
1/1/2009 |
12/31/2010 |
Department of Veterans Affairs |
7/21/2008 |
7/21/2010 |
Environmental Protection Agency |
10/1/2009* |
9/30/2011 |
Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General |
10/1/2009* |
9/30/2011 |
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
11/20/2008 |
9/30/2009 |
Federal Communications Commission |
1/1/2009 |
12/31/2010 |
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
1/1/2009 |
12/31/2010 |
Federal Trade Commission |
8/14/2008 |
8/14/2010 |
General Services Administration |
11/26/2008 |
9/30/2010 |
Merit System Protection Board |
9/9/2008 |
9/9/2010 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
1/1/2009 |
12/31/2010 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Office of Inspector General |
1/1/2009 |
12/31/2010 |
National Capital Planning Commission |
9/3/2009 |
9/30/2010 |
National Endowment of the Arts |
7/28/2008 |
7/28/2010 |
National Labor Relations Board |
10/1/2009* |
9/30/2010 |
National Science Foundation |
9/10/2009 |
9/9/2011 |
National Science Foundation Office of Inspector General |
9/10/2009 |
9/9/2011 |
National Transportation Safety Board |
7/31/2009 |
9/30/2011 |
Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
9/9/2008 |
9/9/2010 |
Office of Government Ethics |
1/1/2009 |
12/31/2010 |
Office of Management and Budget |
9/9/2009 |
9/30/2010 |
Office of National Drug Control Policy |
10/3/2008 |
10/3/2010 |
Patent and Trademark Office/Department of Commerce |
1/1/2009 |
12/31/2010 |
Railroad Retirement Board |
1/1/2009 |
12/31/2010 |
Small Business Administration Office of Inspector General |
1/1/2009 |
12/31/2010 |
Small Business Administration |
9/17/2008 |
9/17/2010 |
Social Security Administration |
1/1/2009 |
12/31/2010 |
Surface Transportation Board |
9/24/2008 |
9/24/2010 |
U.S. Agency for International Development |
10/15/2008 |
9/30/2009 |
U.S. Chemical Safety Board |
9/8/2008 |
9/8/2010 |
U.S. International Trade Commission |
12/18/2008 |
9/30/2009 |
U.S. Office of Personnel Management |
8/21/2008 |
8/21/2010 |
U.S. Trade Representatives |
6/20/2008 |
6/30/2010 |
*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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