Intel civilians transition from pay bands
Posted 3/26/2012
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by Debbie Gildea
Air Force Personnel, Services and Manpower Public Affairs
3/26/2012 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas -- More than 6,000 Air Force Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System employees transitioned March 25 from a pay-banded structure to a graded structure similar to the federal general schedule pay structure, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.
The secretary of defense decision to transition all defense intelligence employees currently in pay bands, except National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency employees, to grades will result in use of 15 grades and 10 tenure-based steps similar to the GS structure.
"The secretary's decision does not represent abandonment of DCIPS and its fundamental tenets of unifying the Defense Intelligence Enterprise within a performance-driven culture," said Jennifer Mendoza, the AFPC DCIPS program manager.
However, excluding the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, future base pay increases will not be directly linked to performance and employees will be aligned to the DCIPS graded structure, Mendoza explained.
"The core of the DCIPS program will stay intact, including the occupational structure, common performance management system, professional development programs and bonuses tied to performance," she said.
The transition has been in planning since early 2010, Mendoza said. Transition to the DCIPS graded structure will be position-based, and employees will be assigned to the grade of their permanent position based on their primary duties and responsibilities.
According to Mendoza, all employees should have already received their employee notification letter with their grade and, after April 11, will be able to review their step, salary, notification of personnel action and last equivalent increase information via the secure MyBiz site on the Air Force Portal.
"You will not lose pay upon transition," she said. "Your pay may stay the same or increase to align to a step. Implementation has required thorough planning and evaluation, and our goal is to ensure a smooth and equitable transition with little disruption to our employees."
For more information and transition guidance, visit the Air Force DCIPS website at http://www.afpc.af.mil/dcip/index.asp. For more information about civilian careers and other personnel issues, visit the Air Force Personnel Services website at https://gum-crm.csd.disa.mil. |
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