By Alyssa Rosenberg arosenberg@govexec.comOctober 7, 2008
President Bush has recognized more than 350 career federal executives for their outstanding leadership and longtime service to government.
"Winners of the prestigious Presidential Rank Award represent the cream of the crop within the federal executive ranks," Office of Personnel Management acting Director Michael Hager said in a statement announcing the 2008 awards. "Their professional dedication and commitment to excellence is helping to advance President Bush's agenda for enhancing federal government performance and creating a more effective civil service."
Of the 353 recipients, 61 career employees were named Distinguished Senior Professionals or Executives <http://www.opm.gov/ses/performance/2008dspe.asp> . That distinction is limited to 1 percent of the senior professional and senior executive corps.
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The other 292 award recipients were named Meritorious Executives and Senior Professionals <http://www.opm.gov/ses/performance/2008merit.asp> , an honor limited to 5 percent of the corps. They will receive awards worth 20 percent of their base pay, a minimum of $22,894, and up to $34,400 in agencies with certified appraisal systems, and $31,700 in agencies without them.
