Civil Service Reform: Analysis of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2004

Abstract

The National Defense Authorization Act for FY2004, H.R. 1588, passed the House of Representatives, amended, on May 22, 2003. Title XI of the bill included provisions on personnel management applicable government-wide and on a National Security Personnel System (NSPS) for the Department of Defense (DOD). H.R. 1588 was enacted as P.L. 108-136 on November 24, 2003. Title XI, Subtitle A, of the law authorizes the Secretary of Defense and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish a new human resources management system for DOD's civilian employees and to jointly prescribe regulations for the system. Subtitle C of Title XI includes amendments to the government-wide policies for the federal employee overtime pay cap, military leave, and Senior Executive Service pay, and creates a Human Capital Performance Fund to reward the highest-performing and most valuable employees in an agency. This report analyzes each of the provisions in Title XI of P.L. 108-136.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 28, 2004
Accession Number
ADA477816

Entities

People

  • Barbara L. Schwemle

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Employment
  • House Of Representatives
  • Human Resources
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Research
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Security
  • Security Personnel
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Business

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Government and Public Administration Law.