Senior Executives Association

  • Director John Berry has asked federal and private sector experts to come up with a formula to compare public and private sector salaries. He says the government has a perception problem that needs to be fixed. Two senators introduce provisions to freeze federal pay and the number of employees.

    June 17, 2010
  • Administration will list agencies\' progress in meeting their high-priority goals detailed in the 2011 budget request. OMB wants quarterly updates to ensure agencies are on track to meet their plans of actions and milestones. Meanwhile, the House passes a bill to mandate a new type of performance management.

    June 17, 2010
  • As the President implements his policies and programs, federal executives recognize the continuing challenges ahead to deliver on results for the American people. OMB\'s Shelley Metzenbaum tells us more about the administration\'s perspectives and expectations for agency and executive performance.

    June 16, 2010
  • At the Executive Update 2010 conference, a panel of seasoned senior executives and new senior executives provide advice on how to be effective and successful in SES positions, from the SES on-boarding process through the first 18 months in the SES role. Panelist Daniel Weinberg, an assistant director at Census, gives us a preview.

    June 16, 2010
  • Career executives face unrelenting pressure to meet the demands of accountability, transparency and results, and deliver new programs and improved services, often with shrinking budgets. SEA\'s Carol Bonosaro has some tips for avoiding burnout.

    June 16, 2010
  • Top names in managing the people-side of government are meeting today to talk about ways to get the most (and best) out of federal workers. The \"Executive Update 2010\" conference is sponsored by the Senior Executive Association\'s Professional Development League in affiliation with Deloitte Consulting Human Capital Practice. Anchor Tom Temin brings us details from the conference.

    June 16, 2010
  • There is serious talk that nervous politicians will make another run at legislation that would freeze federal pay next year. So how do rank-and-file feds feel about the prospect? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey finds you might be surprised.

    June 16, 2010
  • SEA\'s Executive Update 2010 Conference happens once a year to make sure that members of the Senior Executive Service, and all federal managers, are up to speed when it comes to potential changes and the President\'s expectations. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey gets details from SEA president Carol Bonosaro.

    June 15, 2010
  • Carol Bonosaro, president of the Senior Executive Service, brings Federal News Radio analysis of what the changes might mean for federal employees.

    May 11, 2010
  • Normally Senior Correspondent Mike Causey keeps his Inside-the-Beltway jet-set lifestyle private. He doesn\'t want to brag, or make you jealous. But today he makes an exception starting with his black tie dinner date with Hillary Rodham Clinton.

    May 06, 2010
  • This week on Your Turn, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey brings you updates about the United States Postal Service and what it needs to do to get back in the red, as well as a recent report regarding the Senior Executive Service. NALC President Fred Rolando and SEA President Carol Bonosaro give Federal News Radio their thoughts.

    April 27, 2010
  • The low-ball 1.4 percent pay raise the White House has proposed for federal workers and military personnel may be a poker chip politicians will use over the summer. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey tells why the 2011 pay raise isn\'t chiseled in stone.

    April 27, 2010
  • The federal government is facing a variety of challenges when it comes to attracting employees into the Senior Executive Service. Carol Bonosaro, President of the SEA, asys those are the findings of a recent survey conducted by the Senior Executive Association.

    April 21, 2010
  • New survey results released by the Senior Executive Association show there is a lot of interest among many federal employees when it comes to applying for the Senior Executive Service, but more can be done by the federal government and Congress to make SES positions attractive.

    April 20, 2010