TITLE 5 - ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL

CHAPTER XCIX - DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND LABOR RELATIONS SYSTEMS (DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT)

SUBCHAPTER B - GOVERNMENT ETHICS

PART 9901 - DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND LABOR RELATIONS SYSTEMS

subpart a - GENERAL PROVISIONS

9901.101 - Purpose.

  (a) This part contains regulations governing the establishment of a new human resources management system and a new labor relations system within the Department of Defense (DoD), as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 9902.

Consistent with 5 U.S.C. 9902, these regulations waive or modify various statutory provisions that would otherwise be applicable to affected DoD employees. These regulations are prescribed jointly by the Secretary of Defense and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).

  (b)(1) This part is designed to meet a number of essential requirements for the implementation of a new human resources management system and a new labor relations system for DoD. The guiding principles for establishing these requirements are to put mission first; respect the individual; protect rights guaranteed by law, including the statutory merit system principles in 5 U.S.C. 2301; value talent, performance, leadership, and commitment to public service; be flexible, understandable, credible, responsive, and executable; ensure accountability at all levels; balance human resources system interoperability with unique mission requirements; and be competitive and cost effective.

  (2) The key operational characteristics and requirements of NSPS and the labor relations system, which these regulations are designed to facilitate, are as follows: High Performing Workforce and Managementemployees and supervisors are compensated and retained based on their performance and contribution to mission; Agile and Responsive Workforce and Managementworkforce can be easily sized, shaped, and deployed to meet changing mission requirements; Credible and Trustedsystem assures openness, clarity, accountability, and adherence to the public employment principles of merit and fitness; Fiscally Soundaggregate increases in civilian payroll, at the appropriations level, will conform to OMB fiscal guidance; Supporting Infrastructureinformation technology support, and training and change management plans are available and funded; and Schedule NSPS and the labor relations system will be operational and demonstrate success prior to November 2009.