Advantages and Disadvantages of the National Security Personnel System as Compared to the General Schedule Personnel System

摘要

In April 2003, the Bush Administration submitted the "Defense Transformation for the 21st Century Act" to the 108th U.S. Congress for review and enactment. This act proposed broad changes for the Department of Defense to successfully meet new challenges and new threats for the 21st century. The objective of this Act was to reorganize and streamline civilian personnel management under a new system called the National Security Personnel System (NSPS). This paper will compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of the new personnel system (NSPS) versus the General Schedule (GS) personnel system currently used. Additionally, the researchers provide eight recommendations to improve the implementation and effectiveness of the NSPS.