Navy Will Be Early Adopter

The Navy has said it will be in the “first wave” of conversion to the new DoD personnel system and it projects that conversion will take place in June. A Navy memo says that while “details are still under discussion,” first wave coverage will include general schedule, wage grade and demonstration project employees other than those specifically excluded by the law, meaning those in certain laboratories. The first wave conversion will not include non-appropriated fund employees (who work in self-funding DoD operations) nor professors, mariners and certain other groups still to be identified.