United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2005-07-14 monographic deposited born digital 54 p. GA 1.13:GAO-05-730 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-730 P0b002ee180398426 f:d05730 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-730 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-730 GAO-05-730 Civil service Federal agency reorganization Federal employees Human capital Human capital management National security personnel system Performance management Personnel management Program evaluation Program management Strategic planning National Security Personnel System Other Written Product A29898 The Department of Defense's (DOD) new personnel system--the National Security Personnel System (NSPS)--will have far-reaching implications not just for DOD, but for civil service reform across the federal government. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 gave DOD significant authorities to redesign the rules, regulations, and processes that govern the way that more than 700,000 defense civilian employees are hired, compensated, promoted, and disciplined. In addition, NSPS could serve as a model for governmentwide transformation in human capital management. However, if not properly designed and effectively implemented, it could severely impede progress toward a more performance- and results-based system for the federal government as a whole. This report (1) describes DOD's process to design its new personnel management system, (2) analyzes the extent to which DOD's process reflects key practices for successful transformations, and (3) identifies the most significant challenges DOD faces in implementing NSPS. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-730/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-730.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-730/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-730.pdf GAO-05-730 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-730 Other Written Product GAO-05-730; Human Capital: DOD's National Security Personnel System Faces Implementation Challenges; Civil service Federal agency reorganization Federal employees Human capital Human capital management National security personnel system Performance management Personnel management Program evaluation Program management Strategic planning National Security Personnel System