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Basic SES Appraisal System

Questions and answers

The Governmentwide performance requirements were written broadly to incorporate all regulatory and certification criteria and be applicable across all agencies. Agencies have the flexibility to include additional performance requirements under any performance element to increase the usefulness and job specificity needed for their executives.

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Basic SES Appraisal System

Questions and answers

The Governmentwide performance requirements in the basic performance appraisal system description are broadly written. How will this allow for the specificity my agency executives need to ensure they are rated against clearly articulated expectations?