[20030409]RS20303_高级管理人员服务：概述和当前问题.pdf

1 See CRS Report 98-773, Office of Personnel Management: Background, Strategic andPerformance Plans, and Congressional Oversight, by Barbara L. Schwemle; and CRS ReportRL30194, Merit Systems Protection Board: Background, Strategic and Performance Plans, andCongressional Oversight, by Barbara L. Schwemle.2 There are three mainstays of the federal civil service. The Federal Wage system covers trade,craft, and labor occupations. The General Schedule system consists of classified white-collarpositions: professional, administrative, technical, and clerical. By comparison, members of theSES are generalists with executive and policymaking responsibilities.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS20303Updated April 9, 2003The Senior Executive Service: Overview and Current IssuesL. Elaine HalchinAnalyst in American National GovernmentGovernment and Finance DivisionSummaryThe Senior Executive Service (SES) was created in 1979 to provide a government-wide, systematic program for the recruitment, retention, development, and managementof senior executives in the federal government. This cadre of nearly 7,000 top-levele