From: tye syding <bn@wy.no>
Newsgroups: alt.politics.trump,alt.politics.liberalism,alt.politics.democrats,alt.politics.usa.republican,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,can.politics
Subject: Re: DOGE Slashes 3,600 Wasteful HHS Jobs-Saving Taxpayers $600
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2025 14:37:36 -0700
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
On Tue, 18 Feb 2025 16:11:10 -0500
-hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> wrote:
> On 2/18/25 15:03, tye syding wrote:
> > On Tue, 18 Feb 2025 08:25:02 -0500
> > -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> wrote:
> > =20
> >>> Roughly 1% of federal employees were actually in the office
> >>> working. =20
> >>
> >> Yes, that's the claim.
> >>
> >>
> >> Its a deceptive nothing-burger, because =20
> >=20
> > You are a denial bot and little more.
> >=20
> > But boy howdy, you sure LOVE the giverment a LOT more than we the
> > people. =20
>=20
> Everyone who's sworn the solemn Oath to uphold & defend the US=20
> Constitution
...knows that demotards have literally trashed it for us.
> loves the USA & its institutions more than *you* do.
>=20
>=20
> -hh
It's those "institutions" that are the rub, you deep state shillbot:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senior_Executive_Service_(United_States)
The Senior Executive Service (SES)[1] is a position classification in the U=
nited States federal civil service equivalent to general officer or flag of=
ficer rank in the U.S. Armed Forces. It was created in 1979 when the Civil =
Service Reform Act of 1978 went into effect under President Jimmy Carter.[2]
Characteristics
According to the Office of Personnel Management, the SES was designed to be=
a corps of executives selected for their leadership qualifications, servin=
g in key positions just below the top presidential appointees as a link bet=
ween them and the rest of the federal (civil service) workforce. SES positi=
ons are considered to be above the GS-15 level of the General Schedule, and=
below Level III of the Executive Schedule. Career members of the SES ranks=
are eligible for the Presidential Rank Awards program.[citation needed]
Up to 10% of SES positions can be filled as political appointments rather t=
han by career employees.[3] About half of the SES is designated "Career Res=
erved", which can only be filled by career employees. The other half is des=
ignated "General", which can be filled by either career employees or politi=
cal appointments as desired by the administration. Due to the 10% limitatio=
n, most General positions are still filled by career appointees.[4]
Senior level employees of several agencies are exempt from the SES but have=
their own senior executive positions; these include the Federal Bureau of =
Investigation, Central Intelligence Agency, Defense Intelligence Agency, Na=
tional Security Agency, Transportation Security Administration, Federal Avi=
ation Administration, Government Accountability Office, Members of the Fore=
ign Service, and government corporations.
Adverse actions
SES career appointees have civil service protections; they may only be fire=
d or suspended for more than 14 days for misconduct, neglect of duty, malfe=
asance, or failure to accept a directed reassignment or to accompany a posi=
tion in a transfer of function. These adverse actions may be appealed to th=
e Merit Systems Protection Board.[5]
An SES career appointee can also be reassigned within the SES, or from the =
SES into a competitive service position, based on performance ratings. A si=
ngle unsatisfactory performance rating makes them eligible for reassignment=
, though it is not mandatory. However, they must be removed from the SES if=
they receive two unsatisfactory ratings in a period of five consecutive ye=
ars, or two less than fully successful ratings within three consecutive yea=
rs. Reassignments may not be appealed to the Merit Systems Protection Board=
.[5]
SES career appointees in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs h=
ave different procedures as a result of the Department of Veterans Affairs =
Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017. The Secretary of V=
eterans Affairs has discretion to suspend, demote, remove, or take other ac=
tions against SES career appointees or other high-level executives if the S=
ecretary determines that the individual=E2=80=99s misconduct or performance=
warrants such action, with abbreviated notice and appeals rights.[5]
By contrast, noncareer and limited-term SES appointees are generally not su=
bject to removal protections and may be removed from the SES at any time.[5]
Pay rates
(Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on=
or after January 1, 2025)[6]
Minimum Maximum
Agencies with a Certified SES Performance Appraisal System $150,160 $225,700
Agencies without a Certified SES Performance Appraisal System $150,160 $207=
,500
Unlike the General Schedule (GS) grades, SES pay is determined at agency di=
scretion within certain parameters, and there is no locality pay adjustment.
The minimum pay level for the SES is set at 120 percent of the basic pay fo=
r GS-15 Step 1 employees ($150,160 for 2025).[7] The maximum pay level depe=
nds on whether or not the employing agency has a "certified" SES performanc=
e appraisal system:[8]
If the agency has a certified system, the maximum pay is set at Level II of=
the Executive Schedule ($225,700 for 2025).[6]
If the agency does not have a certified system, the maximum pay is set at L=
evel III of the Executive Schedule ($207,500 for 2025).[6]
Total aggregate pay is limited to the salary of the Vice President of the U=
nited States ($289,400 for 2025).[6]
Prior to 2004, the SES used a six-level system. It was replaced with
the current open band system on January 1, 2004.[9]
Wave Bye Bye to that bilious bullshit, Huntzy!
Yee haw!