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What is NSPS?

NSPS is the Department of Defense’s (DoD) flexible and responsive civilian management system that:

• Values performance and contribution
• Encourages communication
• Supports broader skill development
• Promotes excellence in the workplace

NSPS modernizes a 50-year-old civil service system, allowing DoD to better attract, recruit, retain, compensate, reward, and manage employees. The system focuses on people, performance, and employment decisions that are cost-effective and best for business practice.

NSPS Authorizing Documents, Final Regulations, and Implementing Issuances can be found on the Documents page, Click Here

Key Components

The Key components of NSPS are:

1. Classification system
2. Compensation structure
3. Performance management system
4. Staffing and employment

What Elements Remain Under NSPS

NSPS preserves important employee rights and benefits, such as:

• Benefits, such as retirement, health, life, etc.
• Merit System Principles
• Veterans’ Preference Principles
• Whistleblower protections
• Rules against prohibited personnel practices
• Anti-discrimination laws
• Fundamental due process
• Allowances and travel/subsistence expenses
• Training