5 CFR §430.102

1. (a)Performance management is the systematic process by which an agency involves its employees, as individuals and members of a group, in improving organizational effectiveness in the accomplishment of agency mission and goals.
2. (b)Performance management integrates the processes an agency uses to—
   1. (1)Communicate and clarify organizational goals to employees;
   2. (2)Identify individual and, where applicable, team accountability for accomplishing organizational goals;
   3. (3)Identify and address developmental needs for individuals and, where applicable, teams;
   4. (4)Assess and improve individual, team, and organizational performance;
   5. (5)Use appropriate measures of performance as the basis for recognizing and rewarding accomplishments; and
   6. (6)Use the results of performance appraisal as a basis for appropriate personnel actions.