The Job Achievement and/or Innovation factor is the only factor that has expected contribution criteria specifically for supervisors. It reads as follows: For Supervisors (as appropriate): Recruits, Develops, motivates, and…
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Per Army AcqDemo rules, everyone in the pay pool on 30 Sept gets their payout. Someone who is retired on the effective day of the payout will receive CRI and…
Any salary increase (CRI) earned is also paid as a lump sum.
Funding for first year organization for CRI (salary increase) is 2.5% of base salaries of everyone in the pay pool on Sept. 30.
The employee can receive a mid-point at the natural half-way mark, i.e. ~Early July.
The only time requirement for employees in AcqDemo is to be on board by July 3rd. Even employees who join on July 2nd can receive a mid-point at their natural…
Supervisor structure is built prior to conversion through the ‘Bulk Add’ utility in CAS2NET. Base Pay will be updated automatically during periodic interfaces with DCPDS.
AcqDemo closeouts are different than DPMAP closeouts. AcqDemo closeouts are used for transitions – when an employee moves from one AcqDemo org to another, or when there is a change…
These 3 employees can receive a mid-point at the natural half-way mark, i.e. ~end of June.
Only if you are staying in AcqDemo. Your supervisor on Sept. 30 can include your losing supervisor’s narrative in the annual appraisal.
Only annual appraisals are scored. There is no scoring associated with a closeout appraisal.
GS employees on pay retention who are moving to AcqDemo are still eligible for pay retention. AcqDemo did not waive 5 CFR 536.308.
No impact. (1) Rating of Record. An employee’s rating of record is the average of the ratings of record drawn from the two most recent performance appraisals received by the…
The same thing that happens when a PPP match is made on a GS position. One caveat though, Per AG1CP, I the local canvassing or local announcement stays within the…
This move is considered a promotion because the NK-02 pay band has a max salary of $54,557 (FY24 pay table) and the NH-02 has a max salary of $80,737 (FY24 pay…
No, no requirement to have a Supervisor 2 but is optional.
The reference is the AcqDemo Federal Register – by omission. The Federal Register specifically states that employees need to be in AcqDemo for the 90 days immediately preceding Sept. 30 in…
CCAS and Non-CCAS awards are different. CCAS awards apply towards the CA cap and are approved by the Pay Pool Manager. Non-CCAS awards (typically group awards and suggestion/invention awards) do…
No, it cannot. Per 5.9.1.1.2, Basic pay adjustments within a broadband level are made only with the AcqDemo CCAS Contribution Rating Increase (CRI) or an ACDP adjustment.
The funding does not come from the Cash Award that is left over, so all organizations will need to use a separate funding source.
Retirement takes effect at 11:59 PM on the day of retirement, so the retiree is still in the pay pool and receives the payout. You will need to change the…
OMB Circular A-11 award guidance does not set a specific award percentage, but rather requires “DoD Components, Defense Agencies, and DoD Field Activities to fund an awards budget…at a level…
Yes, it should be. Army uses the upper rail for both CRI and CA.
If the PEO needs funding to pay for the extra time-off, you should not redistribute the unused CA throughout the pay pool.
The employee receives an assessment for work accomplished in his or her permanent position of record during the assessment cycle along with any GPI, CRI, and CA payout. The GPI…
An employee who retired on 29 Sept – yes. He/She was not a member of the pay pool on 30 Sept. An employee who retired on 30 Sept – no….
Physicians are excluded from AcqDemo. From the June 2024 Army Operating Guide: Army 2.3.1.1.2 Organizational conversion – The Federal Register Notice, Section I.E. Workforce Coverage states “Excluded from coverage of…
It is recommended to give the employee the results of the CCAS and then initiate the CIP. This gives the employee notice of the reasons why they are being placed…
The categorical numerical scores address compensation. Whether or not the employee is appropriately compensated. A -1 or -2 says the employee is over-compensated compared to his/her contribution. There are circumstances…
The bargaining unit members will get 2.5 % their first year provided they are in a separate pay pool. Non-bargaining follow Organization rules.
Best if you change the locality code too.
See your organization’s business rules. Employees can also find the TOA process and calculator under Resources, Guides tab, Army Supplement to the DoD Operating Guide May 2024. Additional resources regarding…
Notes that show on the Part 1s are added to the CMS Spreadsheet/Data tab/Column AD (Part 1 Remarks). You can add the remarks to your spreadsheet, re-upload into CAS2Net and…
See chapter 5 of the 22 May 2024 Army Supplement to the DoD Operating Guide.
Base Pay for those on retained pay if their entire pay (the combination of base pay + locality), i.e. $167,259.
Salary increases within a broadband level can only occur within the annual CCAS appraisal process. Operating Guide Reference: Chapter 5.3.1 Compensation Methodologies: AcqDemo includes appointment flexibilities designed to make DoD’s…
If the candidate is selected for a position that is the same as his/her current broadband level, no salary increase can be offered at the time the candidate accepts the…
Salary increases in these instances take place during the pay pool panel process during the review of the candidate’s contributions. If the candidate is selected for a position in a…
Contact your organizations’ Pay Pool admin and provide your EDIPI to setup a new account in CAS2Net.
The Buy-in is calculated from the effective date of the last within-grade-increase, not the effective date of the QSI.
The three PAQL scores are averaged, an average of 4.3 or above becomes a Rating of Record of 5 – Outstanding, an average of less than 4.3 becomes a Rating…
A Post-Cycle Activity is required only when the temporary promotion goes beyond the effective date of the January payout.
Cycles are fixed, however, depending on the circumstances, the DACM Office may consider exceptions on a case by case basis. Exceptions are made on a case by case basis and…
The AAW professional must have occupied an acquisition-coded position for a minimum of 120 days and served under the Rater and SR for a minimum of 90 days.
SRPE assessment cycles must be fiscal year-based and the evaluation covers the employee’s observed and demonstrated potential during the previous FY. For example, the Senior Rater prepares a SRPE on…
As the requirement to complete the SPRE is imposed upon the raters and SRs, there is no imposed ramification to the AAW member. The annual SRPE completion compliancy will be…
The SRPE is a tool to evaluate the potential of civilian employees in designated grades/broadbands to perform in positions of increased responsibility for selection into positions in designated senior leadership…
The system will allow employees, at all grades, to have a SRPE; at the discretion of the rater and the SR.
Yes, bargaining unit employees can grieve any personnel matter if not specifically excluded from the negotiated grievance procedure and this doesn’t appear to fit any of the subject matter exclusions…
Each year the SRPE System will reset. Meaning, the SRPE cycle will restart, and any prior SRPEs will be deemed historical. Resulting, your rating chain for SRPE compliancy will once…
