Advantages and Disadvantages of the National Security Personnel System as Compared to the General Schedule Personnel System

Abstract

In April 2003, the Bush Administration submitted the "Defense Transformation for the 21st Century Act" to the 108th U.S. Congress for review and enactment. This act proposed broad changes for the Department of Defense to successfully meet new challenges and new threats for the 21st century. The objective of this Act was to reorganize and streamline civilian personnel management under a new system called the National Security Personnel System (NSPS). This paper will compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of the new personnel system (NSPS) versus the General Schedule (GS) personnel system currently used. Additionally, the researchers provide eight recommendations to improve the implementation and effectiveness of the NSPS.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA443219

Entities

People

  • Annette I. De Sercey
  • Robin L. Harasin

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Administrative Personnel
  • Business Administration
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Management Personnel
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Security
  • Security Personnel
  • United States Government

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