GAO-05-432T Human Capital: Preliminary Observations on Proposed DOD National Security Personnel System Regulations

DoD is in the process of implementing a human capital system; about 212,000 civilian employees are currently under the system. On Feb. 11, 2009, however, the Congress asked DoD to halt conversions of any additional employees to NSPS until it could properly address the future of DoD's personnel mgmt. system. This statement focuses on the performance mgmt. aspect of NSPS, specifically: (1) the extent to which DoD has implemented internal safeguards to ensure the fairness, effectiveness, and credibility of NSPS; and (2) how DoD civilian personnel perceive NSPS and what actions DoD has taken to address these perceptions. Illustrations.

GAO-05-832SP Human Capital: Symposium on Designing and Managing Market-Based and More Performance-Oriented Pay Systems

The Dept. of Defense (DoD) is in the process of implementing its new human capital system for managing civilian personnel -- the National Security Personnel System (NSPS). Key components of NSPS include compensation, classification, and performance management Implementation of NSPS could have far-reaching implications, not just for DoD, but for civil service reform across the fed. gov¿t. As of Feb. 2009, about 205,000 civilian employees were under NSPS. This report determined: (1) the extent to which DoD has implemented internal safeguards to ensure NSPS was fair, effective, and credible; and (2) how DoD civilians perceive NSPS and what actions DoD has taken to address these perceptions. Illustrations.

GAO-05-69SP, CG FORUM: Human Capital: Principles, Criteria, and Processes for Governmentwide Federal Human Capital Reform