PURPOSE

a. NASA establish or abolished positions and assigns duties and responsibilities to employees in order to accomplish the Agency's mission. The NASA Supplemental Classification System (NSCS) recognizes the distinctive aspects of NASA work situations within the broader context of the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) occupational series definitions.

b. This NPG establishes the responsibilities, procedures, and guidelines for the NASA occupational structure, definitions of the subgroups comprising the NSCS, position documentation and titling practices, classification appeals, and job grading appeals. It provides Agency direction which should be used in conjunction with the referenced statutory and regulatory requirements. Center Personnel Offices should be consulted for further information and guidance.

APPLICABILITY

This NPG is applicable to NASA Headquarters and NASA Centers, including Component Facilities. Unless otherwise indicated, use of the word Center(s) in the text of the NPG includes NASA Headquarters, and any reference to Center Director(s) includes the Associate Administration for Headquarters Operations.