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• IRS says it needs top performers, even if they don’t all get the performance ratings they deserve - October 26, 2026

• By Jory Heckman, Government Executive

  The IRS is telling employees that it needs top performers who care about doing their jobs well, even if the agency is unable to give all of them adequate recognition for their accomplishments.
  
  Federal agencies are currently reviewing how many employees can receive above-average scores on their annual performance reviews, after the Trump administration put a cap on top marks across the federal workforce.
  
  The Office of Personnel Management in September directed agencies to limit top scores – an “outstanding” score of five, and an “exceeds fully successful” score of four – to no more than 40% of their General Schedule employees during this year’s performance review cycle.

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