Employee Performance and Awards

1. PURPOSE

a. Performance Management. This DR sets forth the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) policy for the Non-Executive Performance Management Program within the Appraisal System approved by the Office of   Personnel Management (OPM) on January 10, 2020, with an effective date of October 1, 2020.

 b. Awards and Recognition. This DR also sets forth USDA’s policies for the Employee Awards and Recognition Program.