Senior Executive Service (United States)

Senior Executive Service
Seal of the U.S. Senior Executive Service
Flag of the U.S. Senior Executive Service
Agency overview
Formed1979

The Senior Executive Service (SES)[1] is a position classification in the United States federal civil service equivalent to general officer or flag officer 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]

  1. ^ "Senior Executive Service". U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "Guide To The Senior Executive Service" (PDF). United States Office of Personnel Management. Retrieved August 19, 2023.