Air Force print news (Feb. 7, 2007): Air Force converts largest group of civilian employees to NSPS.WASHINGTON Washington, town, England Washington, town (1991 pop. 48,856), Sunderland metropolitan district, NE England. Washington was designated one of the new towns in 1964 to alleviate overpopulation in the Tyneside-Wearside area. -- The Air Force converted the largest group of civilian employees to the National Security Personnel System in its recent spiral spiral /spi·ral/ (spi´ral) 1. helical; winding like the thread of a screw. 2. helix; a winding structure. . NSPS NSPS National Security Personnel System (US government) NSPS New Source Performance Standard NSPS National Society of Professional Surveyors NSPS National Suicide Prevention Strategy (Australia) is implemented in stages call "spirals." Spiral 1.2H conversion began Jan. 21. Approximately 26,000 employees converted, bringing the number of Air Force employees covered by NSPS to approximately 40,000 worldwide. The Air Force currently has the largest number of employees in NSPS of any Department of Defense component. The next Spiral, 1.3, converts approximately 1,200 civilians on March 18 and will mark the completion of the initial phase of deployment of eligible Air Force GS non-bargaining unit appropriated fund civilians. About 650,000 DoD civilian A Federal civilian employee of the Department of Defense directly hired and paid from appropriated or nonappropriated funds, under permanent or temporary appointment. Specifically excluded are contractors and foreign host nationals as well as third country civilians. employees eventually will be covered by NSPS. NSPS is part of DoD's transformation efforts to better meet 21st century challenges. It is a performance-based, results-oriented personnel management system. Pay under this system is linked to individual performance toward meeting organizational objectives and mission goals and administered through pay pools. The preliminary results of the initial NSPS pay pool for Spiral 1.1 participants are in: 96 percent of Air Force participants scored at level three or above and were eligible for NSPS performance-based share payouts. All eligible employees also received the equivalent of the January pay increase received by the rest of the government. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates affirmed af·firm v. af·firmed, af·firm·ing, af·firms v.tr. 1. To declare positively or firmly; maintain to be true. 2. To support or uphold the validity of; confirm. v.intr. his support of NSPS during his confirmation hearing. "Reforming civil service rules to make our civilian workforce more adaptable a·dapt·a·ble adj. Capable of adapting or of being adapted. a·dapt  a·bil , flexible, and agile is
critical to the future of the Department," Gates said. "I
believe NSPS is integral to the Department's human capital strategy
of developing the right mix of people and skills across the total
force."
Information on classroom and auditorium auditorium Portion of a theater or hall where an audience sits, as distinct from the stage. The auditorium originated in the theaters of ancient Greece, as a semicircular seating area cut into a hillside. training sessions that are being conducted throughout the Air Force is available from base NSPS implementation offices. Those interested can subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; the Air Force NSPS Newsletter and view previous editions at the Air Force NSPS Web site <http://www.af.mil/library/nsps-af/index.asp>. The DoD Web site <http://www.cpms.osd.mil/nsps/> hosts the Web-based NSPS 101 course, in addition to other information. The DoD site also has NSPS Alerts. Once subscribed to this service, users will be notified whenever the DoD NSPS Web site is updated. |
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