Senior Executive Service: Training and Development of Senior Executives
GGD-89-127
Published: Sep 29, 1989. Publicly Released: Sep 29, 1989.
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Highlights
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO presented information on the Senior Executive Service (SES), focusing on: (1) career members' perceptions of the extent and usefulness of their training and development experiences before and after SES appointment; and (2) how the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) fulfilled its executive development roles and responsibilities.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Office of Personnel Management | OPM should, in reassessing its roles and responsibilities in executive training and development, examine the need for governmentwide requirements for minimal levels of executive training and development. |
Closed – Implemented
The Director's Task Force on Executive Management and Development has adopted this recommendation. Currently, actions are being taken to improve the effectiveness of agency executive resource boards, and OPM is setting minimal SES training and development requirements.
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| Office of Personnel Management | OPM should, in reassessing its roles and responsibilities in executive training and development, examine the difficulties small agencies face in providing executive training and development. |
Closed – Implemented
The Director's Task Force on Executive Management and Development has adopted this recommendation. Actions are being taken to develop particular courses for small agencies whose executives have specialized job requirements. OPM is also working with the Small Agency Council to identify and develop particular courses for small agencies requiring tailored training programs.
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| Office of Personnel Management | OPM should, in reassessing its roles and responsibilities in executive training and development, examine the need to improve the mechanisms for ensuring that executives receive appropriate training and development. |
Closed – Implemented
The Director's Task Force on Executive Management and Development studied this recommendation and is incorporating it as part of the OPM long-range strategy for establishing governmentwide executive and management training and development approaches.
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| Office of Personnel Management | OPM should, in reassessing its roles and responsibilities in executive training and development, examine the need to encourage greater support among executives and agencies toward executive training and development. |
Closed – Implemented
This recommendation was studied by the Director's Task Force on Executive Management and Development and it is being incorporated into the OPM long-range strategy for establishing governmentwide executive and management training and development approaches.
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| Office of Personnel Management | OPM should, in reassessing its roles and responsibilities in executive training and development, examine the need for certain types and levels of training for new executives. |
Closed – Implemented
This recommendation was adopted by the Director's Task Force on Executive Management and Development and is incorporated in the OPM long-range strategy for establishing governmentwide executive and management training and development approaches.
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| Office of Personnel Management | OPM should, in reassessing its roles and responsibilities in executive training and development, examine ways to improve the managerial competency benefits from the training and development curriculum. |
Closed – Implemented
The Director's Task Force on Executive Management and Development adopted this recommendation and it is incorporated in the OPM long-range strategy for establishing governmentwide executive and management training and development approaches.
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| Office of Personnel Management | OPM should consider the Volcker Commission recommendations and what specific responsibilities agencies and OPM should have in the oversight process. It should address as well what actions OPM should take to ensure a strong oversight program. |
Closed – Implemented
The Director's Task Force on Executive Management and Development adopted this recommendation and it is incorporated in the OPM long-range strategy for establishing governmentwide executive and management training and development approaches.
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