The Pentagon's plan to overhaul its personnel policies, dubbed "Force of the Future," includes proposed changes to the classification of civilian employees of the Defense Department, according to a pre-decisional DOD document released Sept. 15 by the American Federation of Government Employees. DOD aims to streamline and standardize its handling of civilian personnel, who are at present governed by 66 disparate personnel systems managing civilian employees, augmenting the Secretary of Defense's authority in their hiring and management. The push to...
