Senior Executives Association

• Jason Briefel: VA ‘hit list’ doesn’t sit well with SEA

  The Senior Executives Association and Federal Managers Association have asked Congress to investigate what they call a "hit list" created by VA’s largest labor union. It's a report compiled by the American Federation of Government Employees, which names managers and executives the union recommends for discipline. SEA questions whether the list was compiled on official time. Jason Briefel is the legislative director at SEA. He joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more on this list and why the associations are so upset by it.

  Federal Drive

  August 21, 2015
• Union’s ‘hit list’ draws managers’ fury at VA

  Just when Congress is considering tougher penalties for Veterans Affairs employees engaged in misconduct, the Senior Executives Association and the Federal Managers Association have asked lawmakers to investigate a "hit list" created by the American Federation of Government Employees, VA's largest labor union.

  Workforce

  August 19, 2015
• House passes bill to make it easier to fire VA employees, despite veto threat

  The House passed the VA Accountability Act of 2015, which would give the Veterans Affairs Department the power to remove or demote a VA employee based on misconduct or performance.

  Congress

  July 30, 2015
• Carol Bonosaro: SEA voices objections to VA bill

  A bill that makes it easier for the Veterans Affairs Secretary to fire senior executives could extend to all other employees at the department. The probationary period for new employees would also get longer -- from 12 to 18 months. House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Jeff Miller says too few people at the department have been held accountable for the patient wait time scandal that emerged into public view last year -- nor for other management failings at VA. The VA Accountability Act of 2015 cleared the committee earlier this week. It will likely go to a full House vote during the last week in July. Carol Bonosaro is the president of the Senior Executives Association, which drafted a letter to Congress this week raising several objections to the bill. She tells In Depth guest host Jared Serbu about the differences between this bill, and a similar one introduced in Congress last year.

  All News

  July 17, 2015
• SES members troubled by prospect of at-will employment

  A new survey shows just how jittery Senior Executive Service members are following a landmark law targeting SES members in the Veterans Affairs Department. When asked about at-will employment, SES members questioned their choice of careers and said they would not recommend it to others.

  Congress

  April 01, 2015
• Carol Bonosaro, President, Senior Executives Association

  "If you don't know where you're going, any road will get you there." That's how Carol Bonosaro views the current attempts to reform the Senior Executive Service. Bonosaro, the president of the Senior Executives Association, has written a commentary on FederalNewsRadio.com responding to the "Fixing the SES" series. On the Federal Drive with Tom Temin, Emily Kopp asked Bonosaro to look back on the history of reforms to the SES — a history nearly as old as the service itself.

  Federal Drive

  March 03, 2015
• Do leaders have the stomach for real SES reform?

  If there is to be major reform within the Senior Executive Service, the government needs the appetite to carefully consider exactly what problems it is solving, what it wants the SES to be and how best to get there, says Carol Bonosaro in a new commentary.

  Management

  March 03, 2015
• Fixing the SES: The truth about accountability

  Does the federal government hold members of the Senior Executive Service accountable for their actions? In part three of Federal News Radio's special report, Fixing the SES, current and former senior executives respond candidly to the criticism.

  Congress

  February 23, 2015
• Federal legislative roundtable discussion

  Jason Briefel hosts a roundtable discussion of the top federal issues, including DHS funding and the federal employee pay raise. February 20, 2015

  FEDtalk

  February 20, 2015
• House bill would reduce SES pensions at VA

  House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Jeff Miller wants new ways to punish SES members accused of misconduct, including possible pension reductions, limits on paid leave. He also wants to curtail VA's bonus award system.

  Congress

  January 23, 2015
• Is the SES pay-for-performance appraisal system working?

  With fewer SES awards being handed out, Carol Bonosaro, president of the Senior Executives Association, wonders whether executives are performing less well than they did in years past or if the standards simply have gotten too tough?

  Management

  January 13, 2015
• Carol Bonosaro, President, Senior Executives Association

  "Hope" is a critical word for the senior executive service going into 2015, according to Senior Executives Association President Carol Bonosaro. That hope stems from President Barack Obama's recent address to the SES and his management agenda. But reality might stand in the way of financial and management progress at your agency. She shared her Top 3 for 2015 on In Depth with Francis Rose. Carol expects low morale to continue because of a not-so-new Congress.

  All News

  January 06, 2015
• Reaction to President Obama’s meeting with the SES

  Carol Bonosaro, president of the Senior Executives Association, will give her thoughts on President Barack Obama's speech to members of the Senior Executives Service. December 31, 2014

  Mike Causey

  December 31, 2014
• Reaction to President Obama’s meeting with the SES

  Carol Bonosaro, president of the Senior Executives Association, will give her thoughts on President Barack Obama's speech to members of the Senior Executives Service. December 17, 2014

  Mike Causey

  December 17, 2014