The plan to institute a forced or “standardized” distribution of performance ratings upon the federal workforce has survived ...

A new proposal addresses “inflated” evaluations for federal employees and the failure to “materially differentiate” between performance levels, OPM said.

The 1–10 rating system sounds objective, but it’s vulnerable to personal bias and apathetic evaluators, while lacking any actionable path for growth ...

Federal supervisors would be limited in how many employees they can rate as above average in their annual performance reviews, under a draft regulatory proposal circulated by the Office of Personnel ...