OPM Seal U.S. Office of Personnel Management

FY 2000
Budget Justification/Performance Plan


(Workforce Compensation & Performance Service continued)

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COMPENSATION, CLASSIFICATION, AND BENEFITS
  • By the year 2002, simplify and automate the current General Schedule position classification system, reducing the number of position classification standards from more than 400 to fewer than 100.
WCPS Goal 6:
FY 1999/FY 2000
Agencies are equipped with a further simplified General Schedule classification system that contains fewer than 225 classification standards. Agencies are equipped with a Federal Wage System that is updated and maintained to reflect agency work practices.
Means Blue Arrow Head  Continue development of job family standards in collaboration with agency HR managers and the IAG Position Classification Network. This activity began in FY 1997 and will be completed at the end of FY 2002.
Blue Arrow Head  Determine the sequence in which standards will be developed based on such factors as significant changes in the nature of the occupation, size of Federal employee population and agency requests.
    
Indicators/Performance Results Blue Arrow Head   By the end of FY 2000, approximately 150 single series standards have been eliminated from the classification system. This is 56 percent of the FY 2002 goal, a reduction at least 267 single series from the FY 1997 baseline.

Number of Classification Standards

FY 1997

FY 1998 FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002

366

346

320

216

155

99

In FY 1998, issued final job grading standard for Machinist, 3414 and Hazardous Material Handling, 6913. Reduced the number of General Schedule classification standards by 24 through the issuance of two job family standards. Conducted job family standards workshops inDenver, San Francisco, Atlanta, Dallas, and Ocean City.

In FY 1999, will issue final job grading standard for Aircraft Mechanic, 8852, draft and final job grading standards for Composite and Plastic Fabricator, 4352 and Aircraft Engine Mechanic, 8602.

In FY 1999, will issue draft position classification standard for Administrative Investigation Work.

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