HomeNewsArticle Display

Commanders, civilians learn facts about NSPS

By Maj. Elizabeth Ortiz , Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs / Published October 13, 2006

PRINT | E-MAIL

Related Links

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Commanders and civilians on base recently learned the latest information about the National Security Personnel System, the Department of Defense's new civilian personnel management system. 

"This is about change and change requires leadership," said Brig. Gen. James Kowalski, Air Combat Command leader who briefed commanders here Oct 3. 

According to the briefing, flexibility, accountability and results are the three core NSPS concepts. Together, they focus on performance and supervision and link contributions to results. Structurally, NSPS places more emphasis on performance than longevity or seniority. 

Currently, two structural changes under NSPS are: pay will be determined by pay bands rather than government-service level/step as with the current system, and it will be tied to performance. Prior to implementation, base officials will determine a pay pool process whereby base pay pool managers will approve ratings and payout distributions in the form of a pay adjustment or bonus under the oversight of a pay review authority - typically the wing commander. 

Overall, communication and feed-Commanders, civilians learn latest facts about the NSPS back between civilian members and their supervisors will be key to ensuring
employees are kept apprised of their performance throughout the rating period, which under NSPS, will run from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30. Among other standards, NSPS evaluation factors-established by the DOD-will include technical proficiency, cooperation and teamwork, customer focus, communication and leadership. 

To facilitate the transition to NSPS, the ACC briefing team advised front-line supervisors and commanders to prepare by tying performance measures to the unit's strategic plan, listening to their members' concerns and training on skills in change management and communication. Last month, supervisors base-wide received NSPS-related training in mediation at the base education center. 

Minot Air Force Base is scheduled to convert to NSPS in January 2007. An implementation team is in place to execute the conversion, which will affect approximately 120 civilians initially.
 
"We want to make this (NSPS) a big success at Minot," said Col. Eldon Woodie, 5th Bomb Wing commander, who briefed the base's civilian members on NSPS during a civilian allcall Oct. 4 at the base theater. "We will take care of our folks."
USAF Comments Policy
If you wish to comment, use the text box below. AF reserves the right to modify this policy at any time.

This is a moderated forum. That means all comments will be reviewed before posting. In addition, we expect that participants will treat each other, as well as our agency and our employees, with respect. We will not post comments that contain abusive or vulgar language, spam, hate speech, personal attacks, violate EEO policy, are offensive to other or similar content. We will not post comments that are spam, are clearly "off topic", promote services or products, infringe copyright protected material, or contain any links that don't contribute to the discussion. Comments that make unsupported accusations will also not be posted. The AF and the AF alone will make a determination as to which comments will be posted. Any references to commercial entities, products, services, or other non-governmental organizations or individuals that remain on the site are provided solely for the information of individuals using this page. These references are not intended to reflect the opinion of the AF, DoD, the United States, or its officers or employees concerning the significance, priority, or importance to be given the referenced entity, product, service, or organization. Such references are not an official or personal endorsement of any product, person, or service, and may not be quoted or reproduced for the purpose of stating or implying AF endorsement or approval of any product, person, or service.

Any comments that report criminal activity including: suicidal behaviour or sexual assault will be reported to appropriate authorities including OSI. This forum is not:

  • This forum is not to be used to report criminal activity. If you have information for law enforcement, please contact OSI or your local police agency.
  • Do not submit unsolicited proposals, or other business ideas or inquiries to this forum. This site is not to be used for contracting or commercial business.
  • This forum may not be used for the submission of any claim, demand, informal or formal complaint, or any other form of legal and/or administrative notice or process, or for the exhaustion of any legal and/or administrative remedy.

AF does not guarantee or warrant that any information posted by individuals on this forum is correct, and disclaims any liability for any loss or damage resulting from reliance on any such information. AF may not be able to verify, does not warrant or guarantee, and assumes no liability for anything posted on this website by any other person. AF does not endorse, support or otherwise promote any private or commercial entity or the information, products or services contained on those websites that may be reached through links on our website.

Members of the media are asked to send questions to the public affairs through their normal channels and to refrain from submitting questions here as comments. Reporter questions will not be posted. We recognize that the Web is a 24/7 medium, and your comments are welcome at any time. However, given the need to manage federal resources, moderating and posting of comments will occur during regular business hours Monday through Friday. Comments submitted after hours or on weekends will be read and posted as early as possible; in most cases, this means the next business day.

For the benefit of robust discussion, we ask that comments remain "on-topic." This means that comments will be posted only as it relates to the topic that is being discussed within the blog post. The views expressed on the site by non-federal commentators do not necessarily reflect the official views of the AF or the Federal Government.

To protect your own privacy and the privacy of others, please do not include personally identifiable information, such as name, Social Security number, DoD ID number, OSI Case number, phone numbers or email addresses in the body of your comment. If you do voluntarily include personally identifiable information in your comment, such as your name, that comment may or may not be posted on the page. If your comment is posted, your name will not be redacted or removed. In no circumstances will comments be posted that contain Social Security numbers, DoD ID numbers, OSI case numbers, addresses, email address or phone numbers. The default for the posting of comments is "anonymous", but if you opt not to, any information, including your login name, may be displayed on our site.

Thank you for taking the time to read this comment policy. We encourage your participation in our discussion and look forward to an active exchange of ideas.

Contact Us

To reach the Minot Air Force Base Main Directory, call: Commercial (701) 723-7979 or DSN: 453-7979.   

To request Public Affairs support, please fill out an Air Force Form 833 and email to the Minot AFB Public Affairs workflow mailbox. 

Unfortunately, we are not accepting marquee requests since our marquee board is down for an undetermined amount of time. Thank you for understanding.

FacebookFacebook
InstagramInstagram
TwitterTwitter
FlickrFlickr
YouTubeYouTube