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Evaluation Inflation

October 15, 2004

Agency SES rating systems were very generous in 2002 with more than 70 percent of executives receiving the highest grade their agencies awarded.

**Agencies with three-level (pass-fail) rating systems**
Department	Grade 1	Grade 2	Grade 3 (passing)
Defense OSD	1	0	397
Education	0	0	63
HHS	0	1	307
HUD	0	0	64
Interior	1	0	184
Transportation	0	0	175

**Agencies with four-level rating systems**
Department	Grade 1	Grade 2	Grade 3 (passing)	Grade 4
Energy	0	7	273	63
State	0	0	1	110

**Agencies with five-level rating systems**
Department	Grade 1	Grade 2	Grade 3 (passing)	Grade 4	Grade 5
Agriculture	0	0	22	172	102
Commerce	0	0	6	36	173
Defense (military agencies)	1	0	3	29	571
Justice	0	0	4	28	226
Labor	0	0	13	51	60
Treasury	0	0	53	165	207
VA	0	6	34	76	154

Source: Agency reports

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