TOP STORY: Report Reveals Dissatisfaction and Mistrust with DoD's New Personnel System

re: TOP STORY: Report Reveals Dissatisfaction and Mistrust with DoD's New Personnel System

David — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:10:34 GMT

I am currently under NSPS and before that under DEMO (similar to NSPS) and can tell you that the system does not work. It is a return to the Good Old Boy system. The only performance that is rewarded is politics. Under NSPS, the old saying of "Hard work is not rewarded" becomes a reality.

re: TOP STORY: Report Reveals Dissatisfaction and Mistrust with DoD's New Personnel System

Kathy Howard — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:52:25 GMT

We entered NSPS from an existing pay for performance system that began in 1980. It is a shame that the creators of NSPS didn't look at successful pay for performance systems before fielding NSPS. NSPS is just too complicated. HRs and agency heads are spending too much time trying to understand and implement it. Too many items that had already been resolved under our pay for performance system are in limbo or back to Title V under NSPS. It is a mess.

re: Report Reveals Dissatisfaction and Mistrust with DoD's New Personnel System

David — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:22:44 GMT

It is very interesting to hear what is happening in Govt. Departments in the USA. Here in Australia the situation is not much better; broken systems, layers of bureaucracy etc. The best thing our Department has done is the last few years is introduce a truly fantastic employee reward and recognition scheme - this has made a terrific difference to employee retention and engagement. We use a company called RedBalloon Days - I'm sure you would have something similar in the states.

re: Report Reveals Dissatisfaction and Mistrust with DoD's New Personnel System

Steven M — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:52:17 GMT

Thanks for running this story. It confirms what I have heard elsewhere about NSPS.

re: Report Reveals Dissatisfaction and Mistrust with DoD's New Personnel System

Governemnt Analyst — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:42:17 GMT

As I talk to supervisors and other government workers throughout my complex of over 2000 workers, there is one common conversation that has one consistent chorus. NO ONE LIKES NSPS AND EVERYONE WISHES IT WOULD BE REPEALED. NSPS is failing because it treats employees unfairly. NSPS is failing because its an administrative nightmare. NSPS is failing because its not better than the General Schedule system. NSPS is failing because it is racially biased. NSPS is failing because faithful employees are not being treated faithfully in return. NSPS is failing because leadership lied about it from the first time that they talked about it with employees. EYERYONE KNOWS that NSPS is a failure, and finally, even supervisors are beginning to standup and be counted that the General Schedule system was better, that it was more fair and transparent. We all just need to have the courarge and standup against the worst system every developed by the federal government.

re: Report Reveals Dissatisfaction and Mistrust with DoD's New Personnel System

Deb — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:30:14 GMT

Good to see a series on how actual workers are viewing NSPS with read data (instead of a "man on the street) approach. I've heard rumors about NSPS going by the wayside next year if funding isn't extended past the current date (I believe funding expires end of FY09?). What in the world would that mean for those of us already under NSPS?