The Pentagon has begun to craft the governing guidance that will usher the Defense Department’s blue-collar workforce from the Federal Wage System to the new National Security Personnel System, reports Government Executive. The work has begun despite a federal court ruling baring the Pentagon from converting any union-represented employee to the new system. The Pentagon plans to appeal. Meanwhile, DOD is set to induct the next round of nonunion employees into NSPS in October.
U.S. Military Needs an EMS Warfare Czar
May 11, 2021
The Pentagon needs an overseer at the highest level for the joint electromagnetic warfare fight to coordinate responses to China and Russia, experts said at a Hudson Institute webinar. The services' fragmented approach can be overcome by the enterprise approach taken by U.S. adversaries, they said. Members of Congress on…