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STOCK Act deterring feds from becoming senior execs, SEA says

Congress has delayed the online financial disclosure requirement of the STOCK Act for a month. But already this provision that affects 28,000 senior members of the executive branch is deterring high-level feds from joining the ranks of senior executives, according to the Senior Executives Association.

Tags: Carol Bonosaro , Senior Executives Association , STOCK Act , financial disclosure , insider trading , Federal Drive , management , technology , Congress

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GSA freezes hiring, suspends most SES bonuses

Acting Administrator Dan Tangherlini said GSA has at least 15 different bonus structures and there are questions about the agency's award rates. He said 85 percent of all SES performance awards are on hold in through 2013. GSA also will not hire new employees until a top-to-bottom review of the agency's organization is completed.

Tags: management , workforce , Dan Tangherlini , GSA , bonuses , pay and benefits , hiring freeze , IAC/ACT , Jason Miller

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2012 Causey Awards Winner - Stephen Shih

Stephen Shih, deputy associate director of Executive Resources & Employee Development at the Office of Personnel Management, was nominated for designing a new performance appraisal system for the Senior Executive Service.

Tags: Stephen Shih , OPM , Causey Awards , appraisal system

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Lawmakers consider federal pay system for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac execs

Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae came under fire from the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Wednesday for awarding millions of dollars to executives. The hearing came just a day after the House Financial Services Committee passed a bill to convert execs' pay to the federal pay system.

Tags: Freddie Mac , Fannie Mae , pay and benefits , executive pay , GS , House , Darrell Issa , Joe Walsh , Charles Haldeman

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Shuffling the SES deck

Is your top management dead in the water? Are your SES bosses living in silos and afraid to even look outside the boss? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey wants to know: Is shuffling the SES deck a good idea?

Tags: workforce , management , pay and benefits , Mike Causey , Federal Report

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Moran takes pragmatic approach to SES reform

Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) said a realistic approach is needed to reform the Senior Executive Service. His bill would automatically increase pay for highly rated SESers. However, the bill leaves out controversial provisions requiring mandatory agency rotations for SES members. The pragmatic approach is necessary to "rescue" the program which has struggled with recruiting new members.

Tags: Federal Drive , Tom Temin , Emily Kopp , management , workforce , SES reform , Jim Moran

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Agencies must receive OPM approval to convert politicals

OPM Director John Berry reminded agency leaders that they must seek approval from his agency before placing political appointees in some jobs. The guidelines also include a ban of certain incentive awards.

Tags: political appointees , John Berry , OPM , workforce , Ruben Gomez , management

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More SESers say pay, benefits not attractive enough

Nearly all Senior Executive Service members said they feel pride in their work, but a growing number said SES pay and benefits are not enough to attract high-quality senior execs, according to a survey by the Office of Personnel Management.

Tags: pay and benefits , OPM , Daniel Akaka , Jim Moran , Partnership for Public Service

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Senate bill seeks to reform Senior Executive Service

Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii) introduced the Senior Executive Reform Act, which would link the General Schedule with the pay system for senior executives and let senior executives include their performance bonuses in their retirement calculation.

Tags: Daniel Akaka , Senior Executives Assocation , Carol Bonosaro , Max Stier , Partnership for Public Service , Congress , Senate , retirement , workforce , management , Federal Drive , Michael OConnell

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Agencies need to 'quit whining' about SES

A new study is leading to calls to shake up the Senior Executive Service by encouraging members to change jobs once in a while. That was the original intent, but only half of its members have done it. Now, with a third of senior execs eligible to retire, federal human resources leaders say agencies need to focus on improving the corps.

Tags: senior executives , management , Partnership for Public Service , Dan Tangherlini , Elizabeth Kolmstetter , Ariane Whittemore , Angela Bailey

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