The Senior Executive Service (SES)

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The Senior Executive Service (SES) is composed of civil employees that can be assigned by the president to any position within the bureaucracy, regardless of agency or department. This mobility allows for executives to be placed in positions best suited to their skills and experience, and allows for more efficient use of resources within the government. However, the SES is not composed of employees that can be fired more easily than normal career civil servants, as they are subject to the same rules and regulations as other civil servants. Additionally, while the SES was designed to combat abuse of the patronage system, its success in practice has been mixed. Finally, while some SES members may be assigned to work in a different agency than the one in which they originally worked, this is not a requirement or standard practice.