# Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project; Department of Defense > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A02-16603 ## Record - **Collection:** Federal Register - **Document type:** Notice - **Published:** July 1, 2002 - **Citation:** 67 FR 44250 ## Text OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project; Department of Defense AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management. ACTION: Notice of amendment to this demonstration in order to list all organizations that are eligible to participate in the project and make the resulting adjustments to the table that describes the project's workforce demographics and union representation. SUMMARY: The Department of Defense (DoD), with the approval of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), may conduct a personnel demonstration project within DoD's civilian acquisition workforce and those supporting personnel assigned to work directly with it. ( See Section 4308 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Pub. L. 104-106; 10 U.S.C.A. § 1701 note), as amended by section 845 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Pub. L. 105-85)). This notice amends the project plan for this demonstration to list as eligible to participate (1) all organizations composed of civilian acquisition workforce members, that is, personnel in acquisition positions designated pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 1721 and (2) all organizations with teams of personnel in which more than half the team consists of members of the acquisition workforce and the remainder consists of supporting personnel assigned to work directly with the acquisition workforce. The notice also makes the resulting adjustments to the table that describes the project's demographics and union representation. DATES: This amendment is effective July 1, 2002. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DoD: Anthony D. Echols, Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project, 2001 North Beauregard Street, Suite 750, Alexandria, VA 22311, 703-681-3553. OPM: Mary Lamary, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW., Room 7460, Washington, DC 20415, 202-606-2820. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. Background OPM approved and published the project plan for the Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project in the Federal Register on January 8, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 5, part VII). An amendment was published in the May 21, 2001, Federal Register , Volume 66, Number 98, to (1) correct discrepancies in the list of occupational series included in the project and (2) authorize managers to offer a buy-in to Federal employees entering the project after initial implementation. A second amendment was published in the April 24, 2002, Federal Register , Volume 67, Number 79 to (1) make employees in the top broadband level of their career path eligible to receive a “very high” overall contribution score (OCS) and (2) reduce the minimum rating period under the Contribution-based Compensation and Appraisal System (CCAS) to 90 consecutive calendar days. This demonstration project involves hiring and appointment authorities; broadbanding; simplified classification; a contribution-based compensation and appraisal system; revised reduction-in-force procedures; academic degree and certificate training; and sabbaticals. 2. Overview This amendment will reduce the need for future Federal Register amendments regarding project coverage by listing all organizations that are eligible to participate in this demonstration. Further, this amendment makes the resulting adjustments to the project's demographics and union representation. Dated: June 26, 2002. Office of Personnel Management. Kay Coles James, Director. I. Executive Summary The project was designed by a Process Action Team (PAT) under the authority of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology, with the participation of and review by DoD and OPM. The purpose of the project is to enhance the quality, professionalism, and management of the DoD acquisition workforce through improvements in the human resources management system. II. Introduction This demonstration project provides managers, at the lowest practical level, the authority, control, and flexibility they need to achieve quality acquisition processes and quality products. This project not only provides a system that retains, recognizes, and rewards employees for their contribution, but also supports their personal and professional growth. A. Purpose The purpose of this notice is to list all organizations that are eligible to participate in the Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project. A comprehensive table will reduce the need for future Federal Register amendments. Other provisions of the approved plan are unchanged. Pursuant to 5 CFR 470.315, changes are hereby made to the Federal Register , Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project; Department of Defense; Notice, Friday, January 8, 1999, Volume 64, Number 5, Part VII, pages 1432-7 and 1447. B. Employee Notification and Collective Bargaining Requirements The demonstration project program office shall notify employees of this amendment by posting it on demonstration's web site (http:// www.acq.osd.mil/acqdemo /new_site). As stated in the existing demonstration project plan, “Employees within a unit to which a labor organization is accorded exclusive recognition under Chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code, shall not be included as part of the demonstration project unless the exclusive representative and the agency have entered into a written agreement covering participation in and implementation of the project” (Ibid., p. 1432, section II. D., first paragraph). III. Personnel System Changes 1. Section II. E. Delete all of Section II. E. and replace it with the following: E. Eligible Organizations The DoD Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project may include various organizational elements of the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense (Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics). Eligible organizations are shown in Table 1. Table 1.—Eligible Organizations DoD component/DoD component major organizational subdivision Organization/office symbol Locations DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) Aeronautical System Center (ASC) Wright-Patterson AFB, OH and all other locations. AFMC Air Armament Center (AAC)(except comparison group at Eglin AFB, FL) Eglin AFB, FL and all other locations. AFMC Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC) Edwards AFB, CA and all other locations. AFMC Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) Arnold AFB, TN and all other locations. AFMC Electronic Systems Center (ESC) Hanscom AFB, MA and all other locations. AFMC HQ AFMC Wright-Patterson AFB, OH and all other locations. AFMC Ogden Air Logistics Center (OO-ALC) Hill AFB, UT and all other locations. AFMC Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center (OC-ALC) Tinker AFB, OK and all other locations. AFMC Warner Robins Air Logistics Center (WR-ALC) Warner Robins AFB, GA and all other locations. Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) HQ AFSPC Peterson AFB, CO and all other locations. AFSPC Space and Missile Center (SMC) Los Angeles, CA and all other locations. Miscellaneous Air Force Contracting Organizations All locations in the National Capital Region. Secretary of the Air Force Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition) (SAF/AQ) and Space Acquisition Organization Pentagon, Arlington, VA and all other locations. DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY Army Acquisition Executive Support Agency (AAESA) Headquarters, Research, Development, and Acquisition Information Systems Activity (RDAISA); Army Digitization Office (ADO); Acquisition Career Management Office; Contract Support Agency (CSA); Joint Simulations (JSIMS); Leavenworth Support; Management Support Pentagon Support; Training Group Orlando, FL; Alexandria, VA; Ft. Belvoir, VA; Falls Church, VA; Pentagon, Arlington, VA; Radford, VA; and all other locations. AAESA Program Executive Office (PEO) Air and Missile Defense ( See Note 1) Huntsville, AL; Pentagon, Arlington, VA; and all other locations. AAESA Program Executive Office Ammo ( See Note 1) All locations. AAESA Program Executive Office Aviation (AVN) ( See Note 1) Huntsville, AL; Pentagon, Arlington, VA; and all other locations. AAESA Program Executive Office Chemical/Biological Defense ( See Note 1) All locations. AAESA Program Executive Office Command, Control, and Communication Systems (C3S) Huntsville, AL; El Segundo, CA; Tallahassee, FL; Ft. Wayne, IN; Ft. Leavenworth, KS; Seoul, Korea; Yong San, Korea; Ft. Monmouth, NJ; White Sands Missile Range, NM; Ft. Sill, OK; Ft. Hood, TX; Ft. Bliss, TX: Ft. Belvoir, VA; McLean, VA; Pentagon, Arlington, VA; and all other locations. AAESA Program Executive Office CS/CSS ( See Note 1) All locations. AAESA Program Executive Office Ground Combat Support Systems (GCSS) ( See Note 1) Picatinny Arsenal, NJ; Warren, MI; Pentagon, Arlington, VA; Washington, DC; and all other locations. AAESA Program Executive Officer Intelligence, Electronic Warfare, and Sensors (IEW&S) ( See Notes 1 and 2) Ft. Monmouth, NJ; Ft. Belvoir, VA; and all other locations. AAESA Program Executive Office/Program Management (PM) Joint Simulation System ( See Note 1) Orlando, FL; and all other locations. AAESA Program Executive Office National Missile Defense Joint Program Office ( See Note 1) All locations. AAESA Program Executive Office Soldier ( See Note 1) All locations. AAESA Program Executive Office Standard Army Management Information Systems (STAMIS) ( See Note 1) Ft. Knox, KY; Ft. Monmouth, NJ; Ft. Belvoir, VA; Ft. Lee, VA; Ft. Monroe, VA; and all other locations. AAESA Program Executive Officer Tactical Missiles ( See Note 1) Huntsville, AL; Pentagon, Arlington, VA; Washington, DC; and all other locations. AAESA Program Management (PM) Chemical Demilitarization Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD; Pentagon, Arlington, VA; Washington, DC; and all locations. AAESA Program Management (PM) Joint Program for Biological Defense Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD; Ft. Detrick, MD; Ft. Ritchie, MD; Falls Church, VA; and all locations. Army Materiel Command (AMC) Headquarters—Acquisition Alexandra, VA and all locations. AMC AMC Headquarters Staff Support Activities Nahbohnch, Germany; Rock Island, IL; Yong San, Korea; Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD; Alexandria, VA; and all other locations. AMC Installations and Services Activity; Intelligence and Technology Security Activity; International Cooperative Program Activity; Logistics Support Activity; Schools of Engineering and Logistics; Separate Reporting Activities: Field Assistance in Science and Technology; Surety Field Activity; Systems Analysis Activity ( See Note 2) All locations. AMC Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) ( See Note 3) All locations. AMC Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) ( See Note 3) All locations. AMC Operations Support Command ( See Note 3) All locations. AMC Security Assistance Command ( See Note 2) All locations AMC Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation Command (STRICOM) ( See Note 3) All locations. AMC Soldier and Biological Chemical Command (SBCCOM) ( See Note 3) All locations. AMC Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) ( See Note 3) All locations. Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA) Office of the Auditor General; Office Surgeon General; G1; G2; G3; G4; G6; G8 Pentagon, Arlington, VA. HQDA Army Contracting Agency All locations. Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) Cost and Economic Analysis Center; SAFM-BUI Falls Church, VA; Pentagon, Arlington, VA; and all other locations. Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology) Director of Assessment and Evaluation (SARD-ZD); Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Logistics (SARD-ZL); Deputy Assistant Secretary for Plans/Programs/Policy (SARD-ZR); Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Procurement (SARD-ZP); Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (SARD-ZT); Deputy for Systems Management (SARD-ZS); Management Support; SACO and associated offices Ft. Belvoir, VA; Falls Church, VA; Pentagon, Arlington, VA; Radford, VA; and all other locations. Medical Command (MEDCOM) Healthcare Acquisition Activity, MEDCOM Acquisition Activity Augusta, GA; Honolulu, HI; El Paso, TX; San Antonio, TX; Seattle, WA; Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC; Landstuhl, Germany. MEDCOM Medical Research and Materiel Command (MRMC) ( See Note 3) Ft. Rucker, AL; Natick, MA; Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD; Ft. Detrick, MD; Washington, DC. MEDCOM Medical Department Activity Ft. Greeley, AK; Ft. Richardson, AK; Ft. Wainwright, AK; Ft. Huachuca, AZ; Ft. Carson, CO; Heidelberg, Germany; Ft. Campbell, KY; West Point, NY; Ft. Jackson, SC; Ft. Hood, TX. MEDCOM Army Medical Centers Honolulu, HI; Ft. Bragg, NC; San Antonio, TX; Tacoma, WA; Washington, DC. MEDCOM Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. US Army Eighth Army (EUSA) Contracting Command Korea/EAKC Seoul, Korea and all other locations. EUSA Troop Command Seoul, Korea and all other locations. US Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) HQ, ATEC Alexandria, VA. ATEC Operational Test Command (OTC) Ft. Hood, TX and all other locations. ATEC Army Evaluation Center (AEC) Alexandria, VA and all other locations. ATEC Developmental Test Command (DTC) Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD and all other locations. Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA) Defense Supply Services Washington (DSSW)/Joint-DSSW Alexandria, VA; Ft. Belvoir, VA; Falls Church, VA; Washington, DC. National Guard Bureau (NGB) ( See Note 4) Program Executive Office/Program Management RCAS, NGB-RCS-RA Arlington, VA. Joint Activities Information Management Support Center Pentagon, Arlington, VA and all other locations. Military Traffic Management Command (MTMC) HQ, MTMC Alexandria, VA. MTMC MTAQ Falls Church, VA and all other locations. MTMC PM Global Freight Management System Alexandria, VA. MTMC 598th Transportation Terminal Group; 599th Transportation Terminal Group; 836th Transportation Terminal Group Deployment Support Command Yokohama, Japan; Rotterdam, Netherlands; Oahu, HI; Fort Eustis, VA; and all other locations. Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC) SMDC (See Note 1) Huntsville, AL; Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands; Colorado Springs, CO; White Sands Missile Range, NM; Arlington, VA; Fairfax, VA; all other locations. Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Headquarters, TRADOC Acquisition Directorate and Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Office Ft. Monroe, VA. TRADOC Directorate of Contracting and TRADOC Contracting Activity Ft. Eustis, VA. TRADOC Directorate of Contracting and Mission Contracting Activity Ft. Leavenworth, KS. TRADOC Directorate of Contracting and Mission Contracting Activity Ft. Lee, VA. TRADOC Directorates of Contracting McClellan, AL; Rucker, AL; Ft. Huachuca, AZ; Presidio at Monterey, CA; Ft. Benning, GA; Ft. Gordon, GA; Ft. Knox, KY; Ft. Leonard Wood, MO; Ft. Sill, OK; Carlisle Barracks, PA; Ft. Jackson, SC; Ft. Bliss, TX; Ft. Lee, VA. Corps of Engineers (COE) Headquarters Washington, DC. COE Regional Headquarters All locations. COE Division, Directorates of Contracting All locations. COE District Contracting Offices All locations. COE Transatlantic Programs Center, Directorate of Contracting All locations. COE Humphreys Engineering Center Support Activity, Contracting Office All locations. COE Marine Design Center All locations. Intelligence and Security Command 704 Military Brigade, Headquarters and Headquarters Company; 718th Military Group; HQ, U.S. Army (USA) Intelligence Security Command; USA Element National Security Agency (NSA); USA Foreign Counter Intelligence (CI) Activity; USA Land Information Warfare; USA National Ground Intelligence Center ( See Note 2) All locations. Criminal Investigation Command Headquarters Ft. Belvoir, VA and all other locations. U.S. Army Europe and 7th Army (USAREUR) Wiesbaden Contracting Center Wiesbaden, Germany. USAREUR USA Contracting Command Europe Brussels, Belgium; Bad Kreuznach, Germany; Grafenwohr, Germany; Seckenheim, Germany; Wiesbaden, Germany; Wuerzburg, Germany; Vicenza, Italy; and all other locations. USAREUR USA Transportation Management Center Grafenwoehr, Germany. USAREUR Southern European Task Force Vicenza, Italy. USAREUR 21st Theater Army Area Command Kaiserslautern, Germany. USAREUR V Corps Heidelberg, Germany. USAREUR 7th Army Training Command Grafenwoehr, Germany. USAREUR 26th Support Group Heidelberg, Germany. Forces Command (FORSCOM) U.S. Army Garrisons (USAGs) Ft. Carson, CO; Ft. McPherson, GA; Ft. Stewart, GA; Ft. Riley, KS; Ft. Campbell, KY; Ft. Polk, LA; Ft. Bragg, NC; Ft. Hood, TX; Ft. Dix, NJ; Ft. Drum, NY; Ft. Lewis, WA; Ft. McCoy, WI. FORSCOM Reserve Command All locations. FORSCOM Signal Command Ft. Huachuca, Arizona and all other locations. FORSCOM First Army; Third Army; Fifth Army All locations. US Military Academy West Point (See Note 5) West Point, NY. Military District of Washington 3rd U.S. Infantry; 12th Aviation Battalion; Army Signal Activity; Arlington National Cemetery; Joint Personal Property Shipping Office; U.S. Army Band; White House Transportation Agency All locations. U.S. Army National Guard Bureau (ANGB) USPFO Activity ( See Note 3) All locations. ANGB State Area Command ( See Note 3) All locations. Southern Command U.S. Army Element, Headquarters Southern Command Miami, FL and all other locations. Recruiting Command USA Recruiting Support Battalions Fort Knox, KY and all other locations. Military Entrance Processing Command (MEPCOM) Headquarters, USA, MEPCOM North Chicago, IL. Total Army Personnel Command Information System Agency, Army Reserve Personnel Center St. Louis, MO. U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) HQ, USARPAC; and subordinate command/installations All locations. Office of the Secretary of the Army Immediate Office of the Secretary of the Army Pentagon, Arlington, VA and all other locations. Office of the Secretary of the Army Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army Pentagon, Arlington, VA and all other locations. Office of the Secretary of the Army Office of the Chief of Legislative Liaison Pentagon, Arlington, VA and all other locations. Office of the Secretary of the Army Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Pentagon, Arlington, VA and all other locations. Office of the Secretary of the Army Office of Director, Information Systems for Command Control, Communications, and Computers Pentagon, Arlington, VA and all other locations. Field Operating Offices of the Office of the Secretary of the Army Army Broadcasting Service Alexandria, VA. Field Operating Offices, Office of the Secretary of the Army Cost and Economic Analysis Agency Arlington, VA and all other locations. Field Operating Offices, Office of the Secretary of the Army Army Safety Center Ft. Rucker, AL and all other locations. Field Operating Offices, Office of the Secretary of the Army USA War College (See Note 5) Carlisle Barracks, PA and all other locations. Field Operating Offices, Office of the Secretary of the Army Communication Electronic Service Office Alexandria, VA and all other locations. Special Operations Command Office of the Acquisition Executive and all associated PEOs and PMs All locations. Joint Activities Army Visual Information Center Pentagon, Arlington, VA and all other locations. Joint Activities Defense Acquisition University (DUA) (See Note 5) Ft. Belvoir, VA. DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY Navy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development, and Acquisition) (ASN(RD&A)) Arlington, VA. Navy International Program Office (NIPO) NIPO Arlington, VA. Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Puget Sound Bremerton, WA. NAVSUP Fleet and Industrial Supply Center San Diego, CA. Naval Seal Systems Command (NAVSEA) TEAM CX (Surface Ship Directorate (SEA 91), Program Executive Office Aircraft Carriers, and Program Executive Office Expeditionary Warfare) Arlington, VA. Marine Corps Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM) Amphibious Vehicle Test Bed (AVTB); Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity (MCTSSA) Camp Pendleton, CA. MARCORSYSCOM Headquarters, Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM); CSLE; Program Support Section Albany, GA; Rock Island, IL; Picatinny Arsenal, NJ; Warren, MI; Quantico, VA. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary of Defense Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology (USD(AT&L)) ATSD (NCB); DIR, Admin; DIR, API; DDR&E; DIR, DP; DSB; DUSD (ES); DUSD (AR); DUSD (AT); DUSD (IA&I); DUSD (I&CP); DUSD (L); DIR, S&TS; DIR, TSE&E; Spec Prog; SADBU Pentagon, Arlington, VA. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) All (See Note 5) Arlington, VA. Defense Logistics Agency All All locations. Missile Defense Agency All Arlington, VA. Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) All All locations. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) All Arlington, VA; Ft. Belvoir, VA. Defense Information Systems Agency PM DISN System Integration Project Falls Church, VA. Note 1: Includes all associated PMs and liaison representatives. Note 2: Excludes Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System positions. Note 3: Excludes positions covered by another demonstration project that is operating or under development within DoD. Note 4: Only title 5 National Guard Bureau positions are eligible to be included in this demonstration. Note 5: Excludes Administratively Determined pay plan employees. 2. Section II F.: Delete the entire first paragraph of Section II. F. and replace it with the following two paragraphs: In determining the scope of the demonstration project, primary consideration was given to the number and diversity of occupations within (1) the DoD acquisition workforce and (2) the teams of personnel, more than half of which consist of members of the acquisition workforce and the remainder of supporting personnel assigned to work directly with the acquisition workforce. This can include positions in the following fields, as well as any other position or group of positions in acquisition-related fields or that perform acquisition-related duties: program management; systems planning, research, development, engineering, and testing; procurement, including contracting; industrial property management; logistics; quality control and assurance; manufacturing and production; business, cost estimating, financial management, and auditing; education, training, and career development; construction; and joint development and production with other Government agencies and foreign governments. Additionally, in determining the scope of the demonstration project, current DoD human resources management design goals and priorities for the entire civilian workforce were considered. While the intent of this project is to provide DoD activities with increased control and accountability for their covered workforce, the decision was made to restrict development efforts initially to covered General Schedule (GS) positions. Employees covered under the Performance Management and Recognition System Termination Act (pay plan code GM) are General Schedule employees and are covered under the demonstration project. 3. Replace current Table 3 and the first sentence of the final paragraph of Section II. F. with the following: Table 3.—DoD Acquisition Workforce Demographics and Union Representation Career Paths: Business Management & Technical Management Professional 95,821 Technical Management Support 1,084 Administrative Support 3,389 Total *100,294 DoD Components: DoD Agencies 23,574 Air Force 16,969 Army 33,180 Navy 25,823 Marine Corps 748 Total *100,294 Occupational Families 22 Percentage of Veterans 26.9% Union Affiliation 54,944 * These figures are as of February 25, 2002. Although more than 100,000 employees have been identified for eligibility to participate in this demonstration project, the project is limited by statute to a maximum of 95,000 participants at any given time. Of the approximately 100,000 personnel currently eligible to participate in the project, 55 percent are represented by labor unions. The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE), and the National Association of Government Employees (NAGE) represent the vast majority of bargaining unit employees. [FR Doc. 02-16603 Filed 6-27-02; 12:18 pm] BILLING CODE 6325-43-P --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A02-16603. Public record. Not legal advice.