The Real Problem With Inflated Performance Evaluations

Government Executive: It’s not as if we needed a reminder, but the Government Accountability Office has again confirmed in a June 9 report that performance ratings are badly inflated. That’s old news of course.

It was first reported last Thursday by Government Executive and then today by the Washington Post. It’s not clear why the GAO report was requested by Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis. The data could not have been a surprise. He noted that the problem encourages mediocrity and fails to hold employees accountable. It is not, however, a problem Congress can solve.

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