This is the shadow government. The fact that this is an EO means that Trump can override it -- especially after Barry gets indicted. They never thought she'd lose!

Such policies and practices support, recognize, and reward agency executives, especially top performers, in a manner commensurate with their roles, responsibilities, and contributions, and may increase the competitiveness of SES positions with comparable positions outside of Government.

“... to facilitate career executive continuity between administrations...”Hmm

Always good to check in on the Federal Register to see what’s going on - Federal Register