Obama and pay-for-performance?
I’m about to join a conference call with the American Federation of Government Employees to get their thoughts on what an Obama administration will mean for federal workers. But we already know that...
View ArticleDefense to review NSPS
Update, 5:05 p.m.: A quick (and supportive) reaction from John Gage, president of the American Federation of Government Employees: “We have said consistently that this system is inherently flawed. It...
View ArticleNSPS: What do you think?
Federal Times wants to hear from employees and managers under the National Security Personnel System about how the program should be improved. Do you think it’s working or not? Where are its...
View ArticleUPDATED: NSPS review board wants to hear from you
UPDATE: The official release is now online here. Written comments should be sent to: Defense Business Board ATTN: Ms. Phyllis Ferguson 2521 South Clark Street, Room 650 Arlington, VA 22202 ORIGINAL...
View ArticleHouse passes DOD authorization bill
The House passed the 2010 National Defense Authorization Act in a 389-22 vote today. The House version of the bill would suspend the use of public-private competitions for federal jobs for three years,...
View ArticleBreaking: Task force recommends reconstruction of NSPS
From Steve Losey at the Pentagon: The National Security Personnel System Task Force is about to recommend the Defense Department continue with NSPS with some major revisions, such as improved...
View ArticleFed Times on the air: Interview with News Channel 8
I paid a visit to the Washington-area cable program Federal News Tonight last evening to talk about the future of the National Security Personnel System. Take a look: I usually appear once a month on...
View ArticleNSPS repeal update: Return to GS by 2012
Here’s a few new details on the Defense Authorization Bill’s repeal of the National Security Personnel System that lawmakers on a House-Senate conference committee have agreed upon: All 205,000...
View ArticleHouse passes Defense authorization bill
The House just approved the 2010 Defense authorization bill, which would (among other things) kill the National Security Personnel System. The Senate won’t vote on the bill until Friday at the...
View ArticlePresident signs end to NSPS
President Barack Obama signed the Defense authorization bill into law Wednesday afternoon, marking the eventual end to the controversial National Security Personnel System. HR 2647 phases out the NSPS...
View ArticleNew office to shutter NSPS
The Pentagon has less than two years to completely shut down its much-maligned National Security Personnel System, and it’s just set up a new office to do the job. The NSPS Transition Office will...
View ArticleFed Times on the air tonight
Tune into News Channel 8′s Federal News Tonight this evening to catch an interview with yours truly. I’ll be speaking about the Pentagon’s plans to end the controversial National Security Personnel...
View ArticleNSPS update: 110K transferred out so far, 22K on retained pay
The Pentagon has posted updated statistics on the drawdown of the National Security Personnel System. As of Aug. 1, 110,313 NSPS employees have been returned to the General Schedule system. Of those,...
View ArticleNSPS deathwatch: 56% back on GS, another new pay system for medical employees
Well over half of the employees once under the Defense Department’s ill-fated National Security Personnel System are now back on the General Schedule. According to the latest data from the Pentagon’s...
View ArticleAir Force: NSPS transition had its bumps
The Defense Department has moved roughly 172,000 employees back into the General Schedule from the National Security Personnel System, but the transition had its share of rough patches. According to a...
View ArticleWere you demoted during NSPS transition?
Are you a Defense Department employee who was transferred into, and then out of, the now-defunct National Security Personnel System? Were you placed into a General Schedule grade that was lower than...
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