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Conversion into NSPS

DoD Implementing Issuance on Conversion into NSPS (SC 1911)

Conversion Into NSPS (Subchapter 1911) describes procedures for converting employees to NSPS, including special conversion issues. This subchapter also provides information concerning the Within Grade Increase (WGI) buy-in.

Conversion
Employees automatically convert to NSPS based on their permanent position of record under the General Schedule (GS) or other system. When employees convert, they experience no loss in pay. For many employees, their salaries may increase if they are eligible for a one-time, prorated Within-Grade-Increase (WGI) buy-in based on time earned toward their next step increase.

Employees will be placed into a Career Group, Pay Schedule and Pay Band based on their occupations. To learn more about the classification architecture, CLICK HERE.

To see how the conversion process works, NSPS 101 is an online course that provides an overview of the core NSPS elements and includes a conversion calculator. To take NSPS 101, CLICK HERE.

Additional Resources

• Conversion Fact Sheet
  The Conversion Fact Sheet provides general information concerning conversion to NSPS, the Within-Grade-Increase (WGI) "buy-in" and the effect of conversion on career conditional and probationary employees. To view fact sheet, CLICK HERE (50 KB)

For Fourth Estate implementation information (CLICK HERE)