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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, 2016

Overall, 57 of 87 (66%) 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:

28 of 44 (64%) certified SES systems have full certification

Certified Senior Executive Service (SES) Systems, excluding Offices of Inspector General (OIG)
AgencyEffective DateExpiration Date
American Battle Monuments Commission 6/28/2016 6/27/2017
Commission of Fine Arts 11/17/2016 11/16/2017
Consumer Product Safety Commission 1/12/2016 1/11/2017
Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency 7/24/2016 7/23/2017
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board 8/11/2016 8/10/2017
Department of Agriculture 4/29/2016 4/28/2018
Department of Commerce 7/30/2016 7/29/2018
Department of Defense 6/15/2015 6/14/2017
Department of Education 8/26/2015* 8/25/2017
Department of Energy 6/19/2016 6/18/2018
Department of Health and Human Services 10/22/2015 10/21/2017
Department of Homeland Security 11/20/2014 5/19/2017
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 10/1/2016 9/30/2017
Department of Labor 2/21/2015 2/20/2017
Department of State 5/14/2015 5/13/2017
Department of Transportation 9/24/2016 9/23/2018
Department of Veterans Affairs 6/10/2016 6/9/2017
Environmental Protection Agency 9/8/2015 9/7/2017
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/22/2016 9/21/2017
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 6/15/2016 6/14/2018
Federal Labor Relations Authority 10/31/2016 10/30/2018
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board 3/28/2016 3/27/2018
Federal Trade Commission 8/15/2016 8/14/2017
General Services Administration 2/21/2015 2/20/2017
Merit Systems Protection Board 5/9/2016 5/8/2017
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 7/22/2016 7/21/2018
National Archives and Records Administration 7/24/2016 7/23/2018
National Science Foundation 7/22/2016 7/21/2018
National Transportation Safety Board 2/4/2015 2/3/2017
Nuclear Regulatory Commission 9/10/2016 9/9/2017
Office of National Drug Control Policy 7/2/2016 7/1/2017
Patent and Trademark Office/Department of Commerce 7/29/2016 7/28/2018
Railroad Retirement Board 1/1/2016 12/31/2017
Small Business Administration 7/20/2016 7/19/2017
Social Security Administration 7/2/2015 7/1/2017
U.S. Agency for International Development 6/26/2016 6/25/2018
U.S. International Trade Commission 6/21/2016 6/20/2017
U.S. Office of Government Ethics 6/30/2015 6/29/2017
U.S. Office of Management and Budget 9/16/2016 9/15/2018
U.S. Office of Personnel Management 8/22/2016 8/21/2018
U.S. Office of Special Counsel 10/21/2016 10/20/2017
U.S. Trade Representative 6/27/2016 6/26/2017

*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:

18 of 26 (69%) certified OIG SES systems have full certification

Certified Office of Inspector General (OIG) SES Appraisal Systems
AgencyEffective DateExpiration Date
Department of Agriculture OIG 7/1/2016 6/30/2017
Department of Commerce OIG 1/11/2016 1/10/2018
Department of Defense OIG 8/21/2016 8/20/2017
Department of Education OIG 6/30/2016 6/29/2017
Department of Energy OIG 3/31/2016 3/30/2017
Department of Health and Human Services OIG 12/7/2016 12/6/2017
Department of Homeland Security OIG 1/15/2015 1/14/2017
Department of Housing and Urban Development OIG 10/1/2016 9/30/2018
Department of the Interior OIG 3/30/2015 3/29/2017
Department of Justice OIG 3/11/2015 3/10/2017
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 7/1/2016 6/30/2017
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG 4/21/2016 4/20/2017
Environmental Protection Agency OIG 8/7/2015 8/6/2017
General Services Administration OIG 1/1/2016 12/31/2018
National Aeronautics and Space Administration OIG 7/29/2016 7/28/2017
National Science Foundation OIG 4/1/2015 3/31/2017
Nuclear Regulatory Commission OIG 9/10/2016 9/9/2018
Railroad Retirement Board OIG 4/7/2015 4/6/2017
Small Business Administration OIG 7/24/2015 7/23/2017
Social Security Administration OIG 7/1/2016 6/30/2018
U.S. Agency for International Development OIG 4/11/2016 4/10/2017
U.S. Office of Personnel Management OIG 2/21/2016 2/20/2018

Note:

10 out of 16 (63%) 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 9/21/2016 9/20/2018
Department of Energy SL/ST 6/21/2016 6/20/2018
Department of Homeland Security SL/ST 12/16/2016 12/15/2017
Department of Housing and Urban Development SL/ST 6/28/2016 6/27/2017
Department of the Interior SL/ST 12/17/2015 6/16/2017
Department of Justice SL/ST 8/9/2015 8/8/2017
Environmental Protection Agency SL/ST 1/6/2016 1/5/2018
Library of Congress SL 1/8/2016 1/7/2017
National Aeronautics and Space Administration SL/ST 10/7/2016 10/6/2018
National Gallery of Art SL 1/8/2016 1/7/2017
National Transportation Safety Board SL/ST 9/13/2016 9/12/2018
Overseas Private Investment Corporation SL 11/6/2016 11/5/2017
Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation SL 10/9/2016 10/8/2018
U.S. Agency for International Development SL/ST 10/9/2016 10/8/2018

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

Note:

SES/SL/SST Systems that Expired: 15

Expired Senior Executive Service (SES), Senior Level (SL) and Scientific and Professional (ST), and Office of Inspector General (OIG) Appraisal Systems
AgencyEffective DateExpiration Date
Advisory Council for Historic Preservation 3/4/2014 3/3/2016
Broadcasting Board of Governors 1/11/2014 12/31/2012
Department of State SL/ST 3/11/2010 3/10/2011
Department of the Treasury 1/8/2015 7/7/2016
Department of the Treasury, Special IG for the Troubled Asset Relief Program 1/1/2016 12/31/2016
Export Import Bank SL 12/2/2014 12/1/2015
Federal Communications Commission 3/18/2011 3/17/2012
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission SL 4/2/2014 4/1/2016
National Endowment of the Arts 8/21/2014 8/20/2016
National Capital Planning Commission 5/31/2013 5/30/2014
National Labor Relations Board 9/10/2014 9/9/2016
Smithsonian Institution SL 8/16/2013 8/15/2014
Surface Transportation Board 11/6/2015 11/5/2016
U.S. Chemical Safety Board 3/11/2015 3/10/2016
U.S. Office of Management and Budget SL/ST 11/4/2011 11/3/2012

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