OSTP Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board Membership Notice

Regs.gov: Office of Science and Technology Policy

Published December 9th, 2025

Detected March 15th, 2026

Summary

The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has published a notice identifying the members of its Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board (PRB). The membership is effective from the date of the notice until January 2027.

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The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has issued a notice formally establishing and naming the members of its Senior Executive Service (SES) Performance Review Board (PRB). This action fulfills the requirement under 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4) to have a PRB responsible for reviewing performance appraisals, ratings, bonuses, and other personnel actions for SES incumbents. The notice lists five individuals from various government departments and agencies who will serve on the board.

This notice is primarily administrative and serves to inform relevant parties of the PRB's composition. While it does not impose new direct obligations on regulated entities, it is important for internal OSTP compliance and for any employees or contractors interacting with the SES performance management process. The membership is effective immediately upon publication and extends through January 2027. No specific compliance actions are required from external parties.

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ACTION:

Notice of Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board Membership.

SUMMARY:

The Office of Science and Technology Policy publishes the names of the members selected to serve on its SES Performance Review
Board (PRB).

DATES:

Membership is effective on the date of this notice to January 2027.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Caitlin Pepicelli, Human Capital Specialist or Ms. Stacy Murphy, Deputy Chief Operations Officer/Security Officer, Office
of Science and Technology Policy, 1650 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20504, 202-456-4444.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Section 4314(c) 4 of Title 5, U.S.C. requires each agency to establish, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Office
of Personnel Management, one or more PRBs. The purpose of this PRB is to review and make recommendations concerning proposed
performance appraisals, ratings, bonuses, pay adjustments, and other appropriate personnel actions for incumbents of the SES
positions. The Board shall consist of at least three members and more than half of the members shall consist of career appointees.
The names and titles of the PRB members are as follows:

Marie Scott, Associate General Counsel, Children, Families and Aging Division, Department of Health and Human Services;

Scott Driggs, Chief Counsel, Office of the Chief Counsel, Denver, Department of Health and Human Services;

Peter Bergstrom, Administrator, Treasury Common Services Center, U.S. Department of the Treasury;

Stephen Klejst, Executive Director-Investigations and Recommendations, U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board;

Brendan Lynch, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for South and Central Asian Affairs, Office of the United States Trade
Representative.

Effective Date: Membership is effective on the date this notice is published in the
Federal Register
.

(Authority: 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)4.)

Dated: December 9, 2025. Stacy Murphy, Deputy Chief Operations Officer/Security Officer. [FR Doc. 2025-22588 Filed 12-11-25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3270-F1-P