Removing Poor Performers In The Federal Service

Removing Poor Performers in the Federal Service

Addressing Poor Performers and the Law

This report describes the similarities and differences between 5 U.S.C. par. 4303, and 7513, the two sections of the law that authorize an agency to take an adverse action against a Federal employee for poor performance. In that context, the report addresses the limited ability of the law to address the underlying challenges of a performance-based action. Poor performers are a serious concern for the Federal workforce, and one that the Government has historically had difficulties addressing. However, as this report explains, the biggest obstacle to addressing poor performers in the Federal Government is not created by a statute, but rather is simply a question of how supervisors manage the performance of their employees. Illustrations.

Federal Supervisors and Strategic Human Resources Management

This report is a new approach which effectively tapped the growing body of MSPB research reaching back 17 years. The premise of the report is that many of the problems that supervisors face in fulfilling their human resources management responsibilities spring from an organizational orientation towards short term accomplishments as opposed to long term goals. the report offers a number of recommendations to help agencies and supervisors make human resources management decisions in a broader, more strategic context.