Federal Manager's Daily Report Tuesday, August 31, 2004 Published by FEDweek, the federal government's largest information resource with now over one million weekly readers to its electronic newsletters.
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More Meetings Ahead on NSPS Design The Defense Department plans to hold another round of consultative talks with unions representing its employees next Tuesday and Wednesday regarding the "national security personnel system," which likely will overhaul key union rights along with DoD employee pay, disciplinary and other policies. DoD in June held two joint sessions with union leaders and management representatives, the first in what DoD says will be a series of meetings to obtain union input into the design of NSPS. An earlier "discussion draft" met with strong union resistance that translated into objections from some in Congress, as well. Meanwhile, DoD working groups continue in areas including compensation, performance management, hiring, assignment, pay administration, labor relations and appeals. Those groups are taking input from a variety of sources, including town hall meetings, focus groups and meetings with union leadership. Those working groups will continue at least through mid-September and meetings with unions are to continue through September. DoD says it still intends to publish proposed rules by the end of the year, which will kick off another round of collaboration with unions required by the law authorizing the NSPS. It also still intends to implement the first phase of NSPS--which it is calling "Spiral One"--in July 2005. Criteria for nominating organizations to participate in the first phase have been set and component nominations are being requested. The Navy earlier indicated that it expected to be in the first phase, although that apparently is now less certain than it once was. 2. GAO: Performance Goals, Metrics Lacking in Military Education Program The Department of Defense lacks specific performance goals and metrics to assess the effectiveness of its advanced distributed learning program and cannot ensure that it is achieving an appropriate return on investment and other goals, the Government Accountability Office has said. It said DoD is increasingly using ADL--it does not require an instructor's presence and facilitates the use of varied learning management systems--for senior and intermediate- level officer professional military education. However, many ADL students and alumni said the quality outcomes of ADL did not compare favorably with resident education programs, and some military policies reflect a lower estimation of the value of this kind of training, said GAO. It said the technological challenges of balancing computer access with network security, along with resource challenges of funding and increased burdens on limited administrative staff are additional concerns. DoD's oversight focuses on educational inputs such as facilities, student to faculty ratios, and student body composition, and because ADL is still evolving as a tool, systematic evaluative processes have not yet been required, but performance goals and metrics could help ensure adequate return on investment, according to GAO-04-873. 3. Executive Development Seminar The Office of Personnel Management has scheduled a seminar for Aug. 23 � Sept. 3, and again for Sept. 7 � 17, for seasoned managers, designed to meet the interagency training requirements for senior executive service candidate development program enrollees. Given first at the Eastern Management Development Center in Shepherdsville, W.Va., and later at the Western Management Development Center in Denver, Executive Development Seminar: Leading Change, Getting the Big Picture for Tomorrow Right Today, is aimed at managers who will likely be SES candidates and focuses on developmental activities designed to strengthen the ability of senior managers to transition successfully into the SES. Participants design or redesign an agency, select mission-critical goals, complete a results-oriented strategic plan that is aligned with the president's management agenda, and author a leader's vision, define mission-related goals, and determine which governmental agencies, House and Senate committees and special interest groups are appropriate partners. The $3,900 fee includes meals, lodging, tuition and course materials. Learn more and register at: http://www.leadership.opm.gov/content.cfm?CAT=EDS-LC Published by FEDweek LLC 11551 Nuckols Rd. 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