Notice2021-20510
National Nuclear Security Administration Pay and Performance System
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Published
September 22, 2021
Effective
September 22, 2022
Issuing agencies
Defense DepartmentNavy Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act, the DON announces that the NNPP, a joint activity of the DON and the Department of Energy (DOE), NNPP will convert from the General Schedule (GS) Classification and Pay System and the DON Interim Performance Management System (IPMS) to the NNSA pay and performance System, also known as the NNSA Demonstration Project. This conversion will align DON employees of the NNPP with their counterparts in the DOE, NNSA, and bring parity to the pay and performance systems within the Nuclear Propulsion workforce.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 22, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52653-52654]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20510]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
National Nuclear Security Administration Pay and Performance
System
AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program (NNPP)
conversion to the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) pay
and performance system.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense
Authorization Act, the DON announces that the NNPP, a joint activity of
the DON and the Department of Energy (DOE), NNPP will convert from the
General Schedule (GS) Classification and Pay System and the DON Interim
Performance Management System (IPMS) to the NNSA pay and performance
System, also known as the NNSA Demonstration Project. This conversion
will align DON employees of the NNPP with their counterparts in the
DOE, NNSA, and bring parity to the pay and performance systems within
the Nuclear Propulsion workforce.
DATES: This conversion will become effective September 22, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Edward Rose, 412-476-7204, or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fa9f9e8d9b889ed48895899fba94888ad49e959fd49d958c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4a2f2e3d2b382e643825392f0a24383a642e252f642d253c">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)
Headquarters converted to the DoD Civilian Acquisition Workforce
Personnel Demonstration Project (AcqDemo), Naval Reactors chose to opt
out of AcqDemo in anticipation of aligning with the DOE, NNSA
Demonstration Project. Section 3116(a)(3) of the Fiscal Year 2018 NDAA
authorized NNPP to convert its DON employees to the NNSA System with
the concurrence of the Secretary of the Navy. The Secretary of the Navy
approved the transition of NNPP's DON civilian personnel to the NNSA
Demonstration Project Personnel Management System on February 5, 2019.
NNPP has been working with the NAVSEA Office of Civilian Human
Resources to promulgate the conversion and plan the implementation
through relevant DON and DoD offices. After providing data and
supporting documentation, the DoD Defense Civilian Personnel Advisory
Service has given approval to commence with the planning and
implementation upon publishing of this notice. The implementation will
require, among other actions, coordination with the DFAS, final notice
to employees, developing NNPP procedures, creating new position
descriptions, and processing pay plan adjustment personnel actions.
The NNSA Demonstration Project was designed by NNSA, with
participation of and review by the DOE and the Office of Personnel
Management. The NNSA Demonstration Project modifies the GS
Classification and Pay System by creating broad career paths,
establishing pay bands within each career path which may cover more
than one GS grade, eliminates longevity-based step progression, and
provides for annual pay adjustments based on performance. The NNPP has
experienced higher-than-average attrition and has had difficulty
filling positions, with pay/grade frequently cited as the reason for
declination by candidates.
As a joint DON/DOE organization, Naval Reactors has historically
managed its civilian workforce under each respective agency's personnel
management system. The Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 National Defense
Authorization Act states that the Director of the Naval Nuclear
Propulsion Program (NNPP) may, ``with concurrence of the Secretary of
the Navy,'' apply NNSA DEMO to all non-executive competitive service
employees of the NNPP, thereby strengthening Naval Reactors'
recruitment and retention of the highest-quality technical and
professional workforce. This move aligns with the goal of shifting away
from tenure-based personnel systems to performance-based personnel
management systems while streamlining administrative processes inherent
in managing Naval Reactors' employees under two different systems.
All DON NNPP current GS employees and vacant GS positions will be
converted, excluding any Schedule C excepted service positions. There
are approximately 210 affected positions, with all but about 40 of
those positions located at the Washington Navy Yard. These positions
will remain as DON positions. The NNPP will adopt the NNSA
Demonstration Project Policies and Procedures Manual, dated March 2008,
which will also be used by the servicing Human Resources Office and the
Defense Finance Accounting Service (DFAS) to implement and support the
NNPP. The intent of this notice is to promulgate this conversion to
stakeholders within the Departments of Energy, Defense, and Navy.
Affected employees are not represented by a labor union.
Dated: September 17, 2021.
J.M. Pike,
Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register
Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-20510 Filed 9-21-21; 8:45 am]
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