NASA Procedural Requirements

NPR 3100.1C Effective Date: December 21, 2020 Expiration Date: December 21, 2025

Subject: Management of the Senior Executive Service (SES) Updated to include Change 2.

Responsible Office: Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer

Chapter 7 Executive Development

7.1.1 Executive Development Plan (EDP).

a. SES members shall prepare, implement, and regularly update an EDP.

b. The EDP is reviewed annually and revised according to the ERB, or similar body, and normally addresses the following:

(1) Recommended short and long-term experience to meet Agency needs for leadership, managerial improvement, and organizational results.

(2) Executive competencies and recommended competencies to strengthen performance.

(3) Developmental opportunities and assignments that may include IPA temporary assignments.

7.1.2 NASA provides residential in-house executive education, financial, and logistics support for academic executive education programs and arrangements for developmental work assignments.

7.1.3 Sabbaticals.

7.1.3.1 The Administrator may grant a sabbatical of up to 11 months during any 10-year period to SES career members who:

a. Have at least seven years of Federal service (two years of which have been in the SES).

b. Are not eligible for retirement.

c. Agree to remain, via written service agreement, in the Federal service for two consecutive years after the completion of the sabbatical.

7.1.3.2 Sabbaticals can be taken to broaden professional skills and provide an opportunity for personal growth. Sabbatical activities can include:

a. Teaching, study (independent or structured), research, or some combination of these at a college or university.

b. Non-institutional study or research (independent or guided).

c. Periods of relevant and developmental work experience in the private sector with non-profit organizations or with state or local governments.

d. An activity or project not covered above (e.g., bench research, invention, design, or development; trouble-shooting or problem-solving assignments; writing; etc.).

7.1.3.3 While on a sabbatical, the employee retains salary and benefits, and the Agency may grant travel and per diem costs.

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