WORKFORCE
PAY SYSTEMS: GS VS. ACQDEMO
A BATTLE OF
Various government agencies are shif ting away from the traditional GS pay system to contribution-based pay.
by Rebecca Wright
its current form, the GS system is still the most widely used pay scale within the federal government, covering more than 1.5 million employees. But how many federal employees are familiar with other pay structures outside of the GS system?
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In 1999, the Department of Defense began implementing the DOD Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project, or AcqDemo for short. Te Army defines the AcqDemo project as “a Congressionally mandated project designed to show that the DOD acquisition, technology and logistics workforce can be improved by providing employees with a flexible, responsive personnel system that rewards employee contribution and provides line managers with greater authority over personnel actions.”
So, how does it work? And what does it mean for the employees of the acquisition workforce that are covered by the AcqDemo project? Employees of the acquisition workforce currently covered by the AcqDemo project might be surprised to learn about the more flexible career growth opportunities and the possibility to advance in pay at a much quicker pace.
THE INS AND OUTS Te AcqDemo project’s key differences from the GS system include streamlining job series classifications with the implementation of broadbanding, a job performance rating system and a simplified and accelerated hiring process.
Te current GS system consists of 15 grades (GS-1 through GS-15), and within each grade are ten steps. To receive step increases (commonly referred to as within-grade increases or WGIs),
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ny employee working for the federal government is likely familiar with the General Schedule (GS) classification and pay system. Te original GS system was created by the Classification Act of 1923, then later refined and enacted into law by the Classification Act of 1949. Although almost 75 years old in
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