April 16, 2010
Navy takes first step in NSPS to GS transition
By Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Civilian Human Resources Communications Office

The Department of Navy (DoN) begins its transition from the National Security Personnel System (NSPS) April 25 with a small group representing various commands.

This initial launch will be followed on May 9 with the transition of almost 5,000 civilians including employees from Naval Supply Systems Command and the U.S. Marine Corps.

“The initial step in the transition process is to ensure there is a properly classified position description for each transitioning employee,” said Tony TorresRamos, director, DoN Transition Management Office (TMO). “General Schedule (GS) classification is driven by the duties and responsibilities of the positions and the qualifications required by that position. If the position was previously classified under GS and has not substantially changed, the position will be classified as it was before. If the position was never classified under GS, then GS classification standards will be applied.”

More than 70,000 DoN employees will transition from NSPS. The majority of these employees will transition by the end of 2010; with most transitioning to the GS personnel system.

The DoN TMO provides classification guidance and an NSPS transition simulator online at https://www.donhr.navy.mil/NSPS.

Questions can be sent to DONhrfaq@navy.mil.