February 19, 2010

Department of Defense (Dod) officials stated last week they are on track to transition the majority of its more than 220,000 civilian employees out of the National Security Personnel System (NSPS) by Sept. 30 -- more than a year ahead of deadline.

The 2010 National Defense Authorization Act called for the termination of NSPS by January 2012, bringing an end to a controversial personnel system that's been operational for less than four years.

The majority of employees will transition, starting this spring, back to the decades-old General Schedule system, but with an assurance in regard to pay.

"I am committed to ensure, as directed in the National Defense Authorization Act, that employees experience no loss of, or decrease in, pay upon conversion," said John James, Jr., the director of the Pentagon's NSPS transition office. "The department believes in that and believes it is the right thing to do."

This preservation of pay encompasses all employees. For instance, NSPS employees who are paid a salary that exceeds Step 10, the highest step under the GS system, of their pay grade will retain their pay upon conversion, Mr. James said.

An employee's grade upon conversion will be determined by classification specialists using the same criteria in use for GS employees, Mr. James said.

"An employee's position will be evaluated under the General Schedule system and classified," he said. "If that position classifies out as a GS-13, then that employee will become a 13 when they transition."

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• Writing Your NSPS Self-Assessment Guide and CD-ROM
• DoD's GS 101 Online Training
  

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