Are Senior Executive Service (SES) members and equivalent employees eligible for VERA?
SES members and equivalent employees (e.g. Senior Level (SL), Scientific and Technical (ST), Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service (DISES), Defense Intelligence Senior Level (DISL)), those in payband positions above the GS-15 level, and NAF executives in payband NF-6 are not eligible for buyouts, unless the Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) (PDUSD(P&R)) approves the voluntary early retirement to avoid RIF action or to restructure the workforce. Approval requests concerning DISES and DISL employees must be coordinated with the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence (USD(I)) before being submitted for PDUSD(P&R) approval.