USU National Security Personnel System

NSPS Message Board

• What is NSPS? The National Security Personnel System (NSPS) is a new, flexible civilian personnel system that will enable the Department of the Defense to better meet the national security demands of the twenty-first century.  NSPS includes a new labor relations system, a new appeals process and an enhanced human resources system, covering staffing, workforce shaping, recruitment, compensation (pay banding) and performance management (pay for performance).
• Preparing for NSPS you need to keep up to date on NSPS information. Periodically check the DoD NSPS web site, NSPS at CPMS, as it is continuously updated with latest NSPS news; attend town hall meetings that are scheduled in your area.
• Communicate with your supervisor about what your organizational strategic goals are and how your position supports those goals. This information will better enable you and your supervisor to set meaningful performance objectives once NSPS is implemented.
• One compelling reason to move to NSPS is that the program is clearly results-oriented. Its strength is in the implementation of a new performance management system, developed to value performance, reward contribution, and promote excellence.
• NSPS defines new roles for managers, supervisors, human resource professionals, and employees. Each group becomes a stakeholder in the success of each undertaking, leading to a partnership focused on solving problems, producing results, and advancing the mission.