Online resources aid civilian employees transitioning from NSPS to GS
By Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Civilian Human Resources Communications Office

The Department of the Navy (DoN) recently posted Web-based programs designed to assist DoN civilians in transitioning from the National Security Personnel System (NSPS).

Online programs include a General Schedule (GS) 101 session as well as classification primer for supervisors and an introduction to performance management.

In passing the National Defense Authorization Act 2010, Congress required the transition of Department of Defense employees from NSPS no later than Jan. 1, 2012. The initial transition launch April 25 will be followed with the transition of almost 5,000 civilians including employees from Naval Supply System and the U.S. Marine Corps May 9. More than 70,000 employees will transition from NSPS. The DoN transition plan aims to avoid undue interruption to mission and minimize negative impact to employees.

“Most of our employees will transition from NSPS to the General Schedule by the end of 2010,” said DoN Transition Management Office Director Tony TorresRamos. “The online tools and guides are one of several ways we are reaching out to our workforce to provide them information and resources during the transition.”

In addition to the online resources available on the DoN Civilian Human Resources Web site, the DoN Transition Management Office set up a centralized e-mail at donhrfaq@navy.mil to handle transition-related questions.

The DoN Transition Management Office provides support on NSPS transition to major commands and their workforce. The Transition Management Office also coordinates the transition of NSPS employees, provides oversight and guidance on the transition, and serves as a hub for information regarding the transition and other NSPS issues.

Information about the transition is available at the Web site https://www.donhr.navy.mil/NSPS. Classification guidance and an NSPS transition simulator is also available on the Web site. For more news from Department of the Navy for Civilian Human Resources, visit http://www.navy.mil/local/donchr/.