Section 4.11 is on non-competitive movements involving promotions and 4.11.3 is just for AcqDemo to AcqDemo Moves.  

This section is on non-competitive movements involving promotions. So, for GS to AcqDemo, you would use 5.9. If you use 4.11.7.2, you will be limited to the WGI buy-in for…

PAQL is only used in case of a RIF and then it is used to determine placement on the master retention list. It will not affect pay.

Yes - The CMS that we receive for the most recent CCAS cycle will contain all the changes from the 2017 Federal Register.

The employee must be in AcqDemo for at least 90 consecutive days prior to EOY in order to receive the bonus. The employee will still receive the General Pay Increase…

The employee will participate in the gaining pay pool. The employee could complete the self-assessment in time for the losing supervisor to enter annual appraisal comments and recommended scores. The…

The employee doing a closeout self-assessment while in the old organization and then an annual self-assessment in the new organization is the correct protocol for departures prior to 1 September.

Movement of an employee from one control point to another within the same BBL requires competition. This competition does not need to be done through USAJOBS, it can be internal…

A one-day PPP clear still needs to be done.  

A PAQL of “1” would most likely correlate to an OCS score below the Expected Range. For example, if the range was 64 – 71, a 63 or below qualifies…

Chapter 5, 5.9.1 says going from an NK-03 to an NH-02 is a competitive movement because the salary potential is greater at the NH-02 level compared to the NK-03 level.…

Only the supervisor can modify a contribution plan once it has been approved. The supervisor (or a pay pool administrator acting on his/her behalf via User Management) goes into the…

When setting pay for promotions outside AcqDemo, pay can be set between 0-20% of the employee’s current basic pay.  

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…

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.