Managing Senior Professional Performance

The record

Publisher

Federal Register

Agency

Personnel Management Office; Management and Budget Office

Source

Federal Register

Kind

Federal Register: final rule

Jurisdiction

United States

Topics

Executive actions

Importance

Headline, the top of three tiers Kresmion sets by fixed rules from the source's own fields

Published (source time)

2026-10-19 (the source gives a date only)

First seen on Kresmion

2026-10-26 18:25 UTC

The original

• PDF (Federal Register)

Source: Federal Register (federalregister.gov). U.S. government work, public domain.

The publisher's summary

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) are issuing a final rule to strengthen the performance appraisal of senior-level (SL) and scientific or professional (ST) employees, collectively referred to as "senior professionals." This final rule establishes a new subpart dedicated exclusively to senior professional performance appraisal that aligns more closely with Senior Executive Service (SES) performance appraisal regulations. The rule also eliminates senior professional appraisal programs, removes the prohibition of a standardized distribution of performance rating levels, and enhances oversight of the appraisal process.

The publisher's words, as published.

Federal Register document

Document number

2026-21316

Document type

Rule

Significant

Yes

Status

Published