Oregon Bulletin 360-2008-1

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Oregon Bulletin 360-2008-1 (PDF, 337 KB)

SUBJECT:  Initial FY08 Performance Standards

Purpose:  The NRCS General Manual requires that all employees have written performance standards in place by October 31, 2007. NRCS is currently working on new performance standards to replace the ones used in FY07 that will better reflect the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) policy for a Five Level Performance Plan. These new standards will not be available until some time in October 2007 for the State Conservationist, State Administrative Officer, and positions in the GS-457 series. From the standards developed for these positions, we will be developing standards for other NRCS Oregon positions.

Expiration Date: December 31, 2007

Action Required:  In order for NRCS to meet the deadline of having new performance standards in place by October 31, 2007, each state has been authorized to have supervisors go into EmpowHR and establish FY08 performance standards for their employees for 90 days, from October 1, 2007 until December 31, 2007 by copying forward the FY07 standard. This is a very simple, three step process and is described by the slides in Attachment A. Supervisors are to go into EmpowHR upon receipt of this bulletin, establish FY08 standards for 90 days by copying forward the FY07 standards, making changes if desired. When all your employees have electronically signed their 90-day FY08 standards, please report to Sue Brandt by e-mail that this has been completed by October 26, 2007 so that we can report to NHQ by October 31, 2007 that all employees in NRCS Oregon have performance plans in place. Once the examples and templates for the new FY08 standards have been received, further guidance about developing FY08 standards for all employees that begin on January 1, 2008 will be put out via a follow-on bulletin.

NRCS National Headquarters has put out two national bulletins, NB.360.7.35 – Performance Planning for FY08 and NB.360.7.36 – Monitoring Performance for FY08, that provide further information on the guidance for the FY08 Five Level Performance Standards. This guidance will be helpful when we have received the templates and examples that we will be using in November and December to develop our FY08 standards for NRCS Oregon employees. These bulletins can be found at http://directives.sc.egov.usda.gov/.

If further clarification is necessary, please contact Sue Brandt at 503-414-3223 or Lesley Kelly at 503-414-3211.

 

/signed/
BOB GRAHAM
State Conservationist

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Last modified:  02/26/2008

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