The Senior Executive Service

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management prepared this Guide to the Senior Executive Service as a tool for agency managers and senior executives. The guide provides general information about key features of the SES. Human resources management is integral to the achievement of agency missions. Not only can the thoughtful and effective use of human resources management elevate an agency's pursuit of its objectives, but inattention will detract inevitably from an agency's ability to do its job.