2016 assessment of the Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project / Jennifer Lamping Lewis, Laura Werber, Cameron Wright, Irina Danescu, Jessica Hwang, Lindsay Daugherty.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lewis, Jennifer Lamping, 1976- author.

Werber, Laura, author.

Wright, S. Cameron, author.

Danescu, Irina, author.

Hwang, Jessica, author.

Daugherty, Lindsay, author.

Contributor:

National Defense Research Institute (U.S.), issuing body.

Rand Corporation, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human capital--Government policy--United States.

Human capital.

Civil service--United States--Personnel management.

Civil service.

Merit pay--United States.

Merit pay.

Armed Forces--Procurement--Management.

Civil service--Personnel management.

Human capital--Government policy.

Personnel management--Evaluation.

United States--Armed Forces--Civilian employees--Salaries, etc.

United States.

United States. Department of Defense--Personnel management--Evaluation.

United States. Department of Defense--Procurement--Management.

United States. Department of Defense.

Summary:

"In August 2015, René Thomas-Rizzo, director, Human Capital Initiatives, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, asked the RAND Corporation to undertake a study to accomplish the fiscal year (FY) 2016 assessment of the Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project (AcqDemo) mandated in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of FY 2011. AcqDemo aims to provide a system that retains, recognizes, and rewards employees for their contributions and supports their personal and professional development. The assessment used multiple data sources to evaluate how well AcqDemo has performed with respect to these goals. The assessment directly addresses the original 12 criteria enumerated in the NDAA, as well as five new criteria specified by the AcqDemo Program Office. These criteria call for a look at the following: AcqDemo's key features pertaining to hiring, appointments, and performance appraisal; the adequacy of its guidance, protections for diversity, efforts to ensure fairness and transparency, and means used to involve employees in improving AcqDemo; AcqDemo's impact on career outcomes, such as compensation, promotion, and retention, particularly with respect to similar outcomes for the General Schedule workforce; AcqDemo's ability to support the acquisition mission. The RAND team found that some aspects of AcqDemo are performing well, while others leave room for improvement"--Publisher's web site.

Contents:

Introduction

What Is AcqDemo?

Whom Does AcqDemo Include?

What Protections Are in Place to Support AcqDemo?

How Has AcqDemo Performed So Far? Career Outcomes and Flexibility Usage

How Has AcqDemo Performed So Far? Protections for Diversity

How Has AcqDemo Performed So Far? Barriers to Flexibility Usage, Support for Mission Needs, and Overall Effectiveness

Concluding Remarks

Appendix A: AcqDemo Survey Data Quantitative Analysis

Appendix B: Qualitative Data Analysis

Appendix C: Administrative Data Analysis.