The evaluation of civil servants appeared as a necessity in improving the internal management system within the public authority, which allows a better planning, coordination and organization of the activity of the civil servant, subdivision/public authority. The purpose of this research is reflected in the analysis of bibliographic sources related to the evaluation of performance in the literature, but also in the legislative acts that include this aspect. In order to achieve the established goal, the following objectives are proposed to be achieved: identifying the research degree of the process of evaluating the professional performances of civil servants in the national and international literature and analyzing the normative framework in the field.