Senior Executive Service: Opinions About the Federal Work Environment: GGD-92-63 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781289034009)

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined the working relationships between career executives and political appointees within the Senior Executive Service, focusing on whether changes or improvements were necessary.
GAO found that: (1) in general, career executives and political appointees had similar opinions and were satisfied with many aspects of their work environment; (2) aspects that both groups were not satisfied with included the public image of federal employees; (3) career executives' perceptions regarding many aspects of their work environment were positive or improving; (4) few SES members had personal experience with abuses of the SES system; and (5) career SES members tended to believe that career executives were more likely than political appointees to base grant, contract, and loan decisions solely on merit.

Author: U. S. Government Accountability Office (
ISBN-10: 1289034001
ISBN-13: 9781289034009
Publisher: Bibliogov
Language: English
Published: 06/26/2013
Pages: 116
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.24d