Scott NSPS employees transitioning to GS

8 Sep 2010 | Senior Airman Andy Davis

Most Air Force civilians under the National Security Personnel System will convert to the General Schedule by the end of this fiscal year in support of the Department of Defense goal to convert out as quickly as possible. This conversion out of NSPS was mandated by the Fiscal 2010 National Defense Authorization Act.

Team Scott personnel are currently undergoing the transition which is expected to be complete by Friday.

Civilian employees transitioning to GS will have their positions classified and grade assigned according to GS classification rules. The grade and classification will be based upon responsibilities assigned by the supervisor and performed by the employee. Employees will be notified of their GS position classification prior to transition out of NSPS via notices sent out to each individual employee via e-mail.

As notices must be sent individually, all employees will not be sent their notices the same day. NSPS employees that have not received a notice by the close of business Friday should contact civilian personnel at 256-9340.

To assist civilian employees in understanding the GS personnel and position classification system, training modules are available online at https://www.my.af.mil/afknprod/nsps-gs-trng. The training modules are: GS-101 and Classifying Positions under GS, and Performance Management A Tool to Achieve Results.

GS-101 gives an overview of the GS system, including its classification and pay structure. The DoD NSPS Transition Office website, at www.cpms.osd.mil/nsps/transition, also contains helpful information regarding the transition from NSPS to GS.

Employees will not lose pay upon conversion.

These general guidelines will be followed when determining an employee's pay.
If the employee's current pay:

- Fits within the rate range of the appropriate grade to which the employee is assigned, then the employee will be placed at a step that equals or exceeds his or her existing pay.   

- Is below the rate range for the appropriate GS grade to which the employee is assigned, then the employee will be placed on the first step of the GS grade upon conversion out.

- Is above the rate range for the appropriate GS grade to which the employee is assigned, then the employee will be placed on pay retention to ensure he or she does not suffer any decrease in or loss of pay upon conversion.

Upon transition, employees must be placed in GS performance plans within 30 days of transition with an appraisal closeout of March 31, 2011. As with NSPS, supervisors must ensure employees understand their job requirements and how their work aligns with and supports the Air Force mission.

Information courtesy of www.af.mil