Thousands of DON Civilians Transitioned from NSPS

By Linda Dent Mitchell, Department of the Navy Transition Management Office Public Affairs

WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Department of the Navy (DoN) successfully completed its first phase of the transition of employees from the National Security Personnel System (NSPS) to the General Schedule (GS) July 2.

Approximately 18,000 employees have made the transition from NSPS in this first phase.

"The transition's success can be attributed to the tremendous collaboration across the department at all levels," said Tony TorresRamos, director of the DoN Transition Management Office.

The DoN plans to transition about 45,000 employees to the GS by the end of 2010.

"We remain committed to a strategic and orderly approach to the transition, which best enables us to avoid disruption of our mission and minimizes negative impact to our employees," said TorresRamos.

Non-bargaining unit employees transitioning from NSPS to GS will be covered by the DoN Interim Performance Management System approved April 20. The system provides a framework for commands to recognize and reward employees in meaningful ways. The system leverages the capability of a two-level performance management system.

More than 70,000 DoN employees will transition from NSPS by Jan. 1, 2012. Of this number, about 15,700 NSPS positions from Naval Air System Command and Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) will transition to newly developed Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratory demonstration projects.

Approximately 2,100 NSPS positions located within Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity; Marine Corps Systems Command; Direct Reporting Program Manager, Advanced Assault Amphibians; Naval Sea Systems Command Program Executive Office Carriers; and Department of the Navy/Assistant for Administration; will transition to acquisition demonstration projects.

Approximately 880 NSPS positions located in SPAWAR will return to their alternative personnel system, and specific healthcare positions across the DoN have been identified for transition to an alternative personnel system building on Title 38 authorities. Consistent with the DoN's focus on communication and education, visit the human resources Web site at http://www.public.navy.mil to learn about current information, online resources and guidance.