United States Government Accountability Office
GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:00 p.m. EDT Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Readiness, Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives
HUMAN CAPITAL Improved Implementation of Safeguards and an Action Plan to Address Employee Concerns Could Increase Employee Acceptance of the National Security Personnel System
Statement of Brenda S. Farrell, Director Defense Capabilities and Management
GAO-09-464T
April 1, 2009
HUMAN CAPITAL
Highlights
Highlights of GAO-09-464T, a testimony before the Subcommittee on Readiness, Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives
Accountability Integrity Reliability
Improved Implementation of Safeguards and an Action Plan to Address Employee Concerns Could Increase Employee Acceptance of the National Security Personnel System
Why GAO Did This Study
The Department of Defense (DOD) is in the process of implementing its new human capital system for managing civilian personnel—the National Security Personnel System (NSPS). Key components of NSPS include compensation, classification, and performance management. Implementation of NSPS could have far-reaching implications, not just for DOD, but for civil service reform across the federal government. As of February 2009, about 205,000 civilian employees were under NSPS. Based on GAO’s prior work reviewing performance management in the public sector, GAO developed an initial list of safeguards that NSPS should include to ensure it is fair, effective, and credible. In 2008, Congress directed GAO to evaluate, among other things, the extent DOD implemented accountability mechanisms, including those in 5 U.S.C. section 9902(b)(7) and other internal safeguards in NSPS. This statement is based on GAO’s September 2008 report, which determined (1) the extent to which DOD has implemented internal safeguards to ensure NSPS was fair, effective, and credible; and (2) how DOD... [continues]
GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:00 p.m. EDT Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Readiness, Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives
HUMAN CAPITAL Improved Implementation of Safeguards and an Action Plan to Address Employee Concerns Could Increase Employee Acceptance of the National Security Personnel System
Statement of Brenda S. Farrell, Director Defense Capabilities and Management
GAO-09-464T
April 1, 2009
HUMAN CAPITAL
Highlights
Highlights of GAO-09-464T, a testimony before the Subcommittee on Readiness, Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives
Accountability Integrity Reliability
Improved Implementation of Safeguards and an Action Plan to Address Employee Concerns Could Increase Employee Acceptance of the National Security Personnel System
Why GAO Did This Study
The Department of Defense (DOD) is in the process of implementing its new human capital system for managing civilian personnel—the National Security Personnel System (NSPS). Key components of NSPS include compensation, classification, and performance management. Implementation of NSPS could have far-reaching implications, not just for DOD, but for civil service reform across the federal government. As of February 2009, about 205,000 civilian employees were under NSPS. Based on GAO’s prior work reviewing performance management in the public sector, GAO developed an initial list of safeguards that NSPS should include to ensure it is fair, effective, and credible. In 2008, Congress directed GAO to evaluate, among other things, the extent DOD implemented accountability mechanisms, including those in 5 U.S.C. section 9902(b)(7) and other internal safeguards in NSPS. This statement is based on GAO’s September 2008 report, which determined (1) the extent to which DOD has implemented internal safeguards to ensure NSPS was fair, effective, and credible; and (2) how DOD... [continues]
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