A panel of experts convened by the National Academy of Public Administration on behalf of Congress has concluded the defense intelligence civilian personnel system is not creating problems related to diversity or fair pay.
The study was called for under the fiscal 2010 defense-spending bill to address perceptions that DCIPS could result in unfair treatment of minorities and women.
DCIPS would ultimately replace the general schedule system for about 50,000 employees and provides performance-based compensation and a stronger and more rigorous performance management framework as well as just five pay bands.
According to the panel, "disparities in the ratings of minorities and women compared to other employees existed before and after DCIPS was implemented."
It added that, "long-standing disparities may be caused by biases of individual managers or may accurately reflect differences in individual performance," and recommended further analysis to determine whether individual managers are engaging in unfair practices.
