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After many years of pressure on Congress from a coalition of DOD unions; the Defense Department's National Security Personnel System will be completely phased out by Jan. 1, 2012. The language mandating the change was in the latest Defense authorization bill; which has been signed by the President. All those non-union employees are to be returned to the General Schedule system. There may be a small fly in the ointment though. The statute allows the Secretary of Defense six months to propose a new DOD personnel system to fix NSPS' problems if DOD doesn't want to return those employees to the GS system. It is generally believed that the Pentagon will propose a new system, but it is also believed that a new personnel system will have a tough time becoming a reality. Congress would have to approve the new system and many in congress will be suspicious of anything resembling NSPS.
The IAFF, in concert with the other federal labor unions, will continue to monitor the NSPS saga and any news or updates will be provided here.
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