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 Good afternoon,
Today the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) issued a guidance memorandum titled, “Issuance of Regulations on Assuring Responsive and Accountable Federal Executive Management and Additional Guidance and Fiscal Year 2026 Senior Executive Service Rating Level Distribution Cap.” The Assuring Responsive and Accountable Federal Executive Management regulations are effective October 15, 2025, and amend subpart C of part 430 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, by removing the prohibition of a forced distribution of Senior Executive Service (SES) performance rating levels and allowing OPM to require and enforce a pre-established distribution of SES performance rating levels to be applied across agencies. Changes to subpart C also include the elimination of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) provisions from SES performance management.
Beginning with the closeout of the Fiscal Year 2026 SES appraisal cycle, agencies with five or more career SES may not rate more than 30% of their career SES members at Levels 4 and 5, unless the President waives the cap by certifying outstanding SES performance.
Agency headquarters-level human resources offices may contact OPM at
SESpolicy@opm.gov. Component-level human resources offices must contact their agency
headquarters for assistance. Employees must contact their agency human resources office for assistance.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
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