A BATTLE OF PAY SYSTEMS: GS VS. ACQDEMO


WORKFORCE LONGEVITY


The AcqDemo pay system can help recruit and retain a talented workforce. (Photo by Antoni Shkraba, Pexels)


increase—the broadband salaries will be adjusted upward in accordance with the new GS pay schedule. Terefore, AcqDemo employees will still receive the same annual pay increases autho- rized by the president or Congress as GS employees.


CONCLUSION As of March, according to the AcqDemo website, there are a total of 54,031 employees covered under the AcqDemo proj- ect—including participants from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and various other DOD agencies. Out of that total number, 13,749 are members of the Army Acquisition Workforce. In November, that number is expected to rise by an additional 371 employees when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Missis- sippi Valley Division joins the AcqDemo project.


So, will all federal agencies eventually replace the GS system with contribution-based performance systems? Not anytime soon. AcqDemo is not yet a permanent pay system and still requires periodic renewals or extensions. As of right now, the National Defense Authorization Act has extended AcqDemo through December 31, 2026, and limits the number of participants at


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130,000. However, if the project becomes permanent, it antici- pates additional agencies will participate.


With over 20 years in operation, the AcqDemo project has demonstrated great success and continues to see an increase in participation. Although AcqDemo is not yet permanent, it continues to seek permanency every fiscal year.


For more informat ion about AcqDemo, emai l AcqDemo.Contact@dau.edu.


REBECCA WRIGHT is a writer and editor for Army AL&T magazine at the U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. She has over 14 years of experience writing and editing for the Department of Defense and the Department of Justice.


Army AL&T Magazine


Fall 2023


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