Continuous Performance Management (CPM) 2026 TimeFrame
December 31 202 - End of CPM 2025 performance year
2026 Timeline:
Performance Year: January to December 2026
Rating Effective Date: January 1 2027
Jan 1 to Mar 1, 2026 - CPM Evaluation Period 2025, CPM Planning period 2026
March 2, 2026 - "Exceptional Payments": Earliest date to make payments for "Exceptional" based on CPM 2025 Performance Year rating
March 16, 2026 - Deadline for employees to request Agency Review, for "Unsuccessful" ratings only
April 16, 2026 - Deadline to issue Agency Review Results for "Unsuccessful" ratings
July 15, 2026 - Market Adjustment: Based on CPM 2025 Performance Year rating
Oct 1, 2026 - Any employee appointed on or after Oct. 1 shall be rated "Not Evaluated" for the Jan 1 to March 1 2027 evaluation period.
Dec 31, 2026 - "Exceptional" Payments: Last date to make payments for "Exceptional" based on CPM 2025 Performance Year rating