Priority Placement Program

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Priority Placement Program
Workforce Briefing Fort Lee - March 2001
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PPP Statistics

1 Mar 00 - 28 Feb 01
Job offers - 3, 222 Avg. per
month - 269
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PPP Statistics
1 Mar 00 - 28 Feb 01
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PPP Statistics
1 Mar 00 - 28 Feb 01
Released Without Offers - 3,135
3,006
129
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PPP System Overview
POTENTIAL GAINING ACTIVITY
DOWNSIZING ACTIVITY
JOB OFFERS
REFERRALS
REGISTRATIONS
REQUISITIONS
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Registration Eligibility

• RIF
• Separation
• Change to lower grade
• Transfer of Function outside commuting area
• Reassignment outside commuting area

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Registration Ineligibility

• Unsatisfactory conduct / performance
• Disability / Optional retirees
• Reemployed annuitants
• NAF employees
• Temporary / Term employees
• Incentive recipients

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EARLY REGISTRATION

• COMMANDER APPROVES - UP TO 1 YEAR PRIOR
  TO EFFECTIVE DATE
• EMPLOYEE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY RIF / TOF
  DECLINATION
• PRIORITY CAN BE DETERMINED
• TIMING NOT IN CONFLICT
• EXTENDED TO ALL EMPLOYEES SIMILARLY AFFECTED
• ADDITIONAL YEAR - CARE COORDINATOR APPROVAL

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EARLY REGISTRATION

• DECLINATION OF VALID OFFER - REMOVAL FROM
  PPP
• REREGISTRATION - RECEIPT OF SPECIFIC
  SEPARATION NOTICE
• Entitled to Severance Pay
• Commuting Area Only
• Current Grade 2 Grades Lower
• All Skills for which Well Qualified

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Mandatory Registration
If you are - Scheduled for separation
- Eligible for severance pay and -
Decline registration or register for
commuting area only The following applies
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Mandatory Registration
Upon receipt of separation notice, you will be
registered for

• Current grade 2 grades below
• Up to 5 skills
• All activities in commuting area

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Referral Priorities

• 1

RIF separation (no offer)
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Referral Priorities
2

• - Transfer of
  function
• declination
• - RIF demotion - 2
  or more GS grades
• - Reassignment
  declination
• outside commuting area

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Referral Priorities

• 3

RIF demotion - less than 2 GS
grades
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Priorities 1 and 2

• 
  Promotions
• Reassignments
• Transfers
• Appointments
• Demotions
• (to
  positions
• 
  with promotion
• 
  potential)

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Priority 3

• Selections within
  
• component
• Appointments
• Transfers

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PPP Statistics - 2 Mar 2001
Total Registrations - 2,878
Priority 1 - 75 Priority 2/3 - 25
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Length of Registration

• Displaced registrants remain
• in PPP until
• Placed
• Declination of valid offer
• Otherwise deleted
• 1 year after separation

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PPP Placements
1 Mar 00 - 28 Feb 01
0-30 Days 18
365 Days 19
31-60 Days 13
181-365 Days 15
61-90 Days 12
91-180 Days 23
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Registration - Skills
Must be WELL QUALIFIED

• ( i.e., able to perform after orientation only)

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Registration - Grades
Current permanent / retained grade
HIGH
LOW
3 GS grades below high grade
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PPP Statistics
TOTAL PLACEMENTS -
2,883 Current Grade -
1,915 (66) 1 Grade Lower
- 472 (16) 2 Grades Lower
- 291 (10) More
Than 2 Grades Lower - 205 ( 8)

1 Mar 00 - 28 Feb 01
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Area of Referral

• Separation Minimum number of DoD activities
  nearest the duty station likely to provide a job
  opportunity
• Area of Referral based on LOW GRADE for
  which registered
• Change-to-Lower -Grade Commuting area only
• Includes employees who have declined RIF CLG and
  are scheduled for separation

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DoD Zones
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CHICAGO Region ST. LOUIS Region
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1
DENVER Region SAN FRANCISCO Region SEATTLE
Region HAWAII ALASKA
BOSTON Region NEW YORK Region PHILA. Region
2
ATLANTA Region DALLAS Region PUERTO RICO
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Maximum Initial Area of Referral
Chicago Region
NY
NJ
1st 30 Days
PA
DE
MD
WV
DC
VA
New York Region Philadelphia Region
All GS WG-8 above All WL WS
Philadelphia, New York, Chicago Atlanta
(except Florida) Regions
Atlanta Region (minus state of FL)
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Area of Referral
ME
3
VT NH
MA
After 30 Days
NY
1
CT RI
NJ
MN
PA
WI
DE
WV
MD
MI
VA
IA
All GS WG-8 above All WL WS
NE
BOSTON REGION NEW YORK REGION PHILADELPHIA
REGION
OH
IL
IN

KS
MO
CHICAGO REGION ST. LOUIS REGION
Up to Zones 1, 2, and 3
2
ATLANTA REGION DALLAS REGION
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Maximum Initial Area of Referral
Philadelphia Region
KY
NC
TN
SC
Philadelphia Region, States of Ohio, Kentucky,
Tennessee, North South Carolina
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Area of Referral
Chicago Region
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
After 30 Days
WV
DC
VA
New York Region Philadelphia Region
All GS WG - 5 thru 7
Up to Philadelphia, New York, Chicago Atlanta
(except Florida) Regions
Atlanta Region (minus state of FL)
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Maximum Initial Area of Referral
VA
State of Virginia
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Area of Referral
Up to States of Virginia, West Virginia,
Maryland, Delaware,
North South Carolina
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Area of Referral

• Expansion after reasonable period
  without offer
• No expansion beyond commuting
  area after separation
• No skipping over

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Area of Referral
If both spouses affected

• Select lead spouse
• Lead spouse registers accepts offer
• Trailing spouse registers for new commuting
  area only

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Commuting Area

Reasonable distance from employees
residence
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PPP Placements
Total Placements -
2,883 Inside commuting area - 1,543
(54) Outside commuting area - 1,340 (46)
1 Mar 00 - 28 Feb 01
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Job Offers

• 2 days to respond
• One valid offer only

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Employee Responsibilities

• Performance / conduct
• Communications with other DoD activities
• All communications must be between the 2
  personnel offices
• Maintain PPP registration
• Completion of resume/SF 171/OF 612

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Valid Offers

• Permanent position
• Grade/Area for which registered
• DoD activity
• Drug testing position
• Change in shift

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Invalid Offers

• Non-DoD Federal agency
• Unreasonable working
• conditions
• Obligated positions
• Temporary/Term positions

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Reporting Dates
2001

• Same area - 14 days
• PCS move - 30 days

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Pay
If placed at a lower grade
After separation
Before separation
GRADE / PAY RETENTION
LAST EARNED RATE
BASIC PAY RATE - NOT LOCALITY PAY - USED
IN PAY SETTING
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Moving Expenses

Within DoD
JTR amounts Losing activity pays
?

Outside DoD
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Temporary Positions

• Offers in commuting area only
• Continued registration in PPP
• 3-day break in service

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Temporary Positions
Accepting a temporary/term position without
a break in service can affect future
GRADE PAY RETENTION

• Consult with CPO/HRO
• before accepting

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Priority Placement Program Civilian Spouse
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Civilian Spouses
Permanent DoD employee whose civilian spouse
relocates due to RIF, ToF, or directed
reassignment can register in PPP

• Priority 3
• New commuting area only
• May register 30 days before
• sponsors reporting date
• 1 year of eligibility

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Defense Outplacement Referral System
(DORS)
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Defense Outplacement Referral System (DORS)

• Voluntary referral program
• Provides consideration for DoD vacancies
  overseas
• Spouses not currently employed by DoD may
  also register
• Area of Referral - Same as Sponsor
• No PCS entitlement

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Priority Placement Program Other Outplacement
Assistance
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Other Outplacement Assistance

• Operation Transition Web Site hosted by
  Defense Manpower Date Center
• www.dmdc.osd.mil/ot
• Department of Labor Web site
• dod.jobsearch.org

• OPM Website - Workforce Investment Act
• www.opm.gov/rif/general/onestop.htm)

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Voluntary Separation Incentive
PayVSIPPhase II
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Voluntary Separation Incentive Pay - VSIP -
Phase II

• Cross - Component VSIP / VERA
• Effective May 94
• 48 States, D.C.
• Create Vacancies for
• Priority 1 PPP Registrants
• Still Employed

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VSIP - Phase II

• Eligibility
• Program A Priority 1 Registrant
• In Receipt of RIF Notice
• 120 Days or Less to Separation
• Exceptions Require Component / CARE Approval

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VSIP - Phase II

• Eligible for 1 Valid Incentive Based Offer
• Declinees Deleted from PPP Unless Mandatory
  Provisions Apply
• Offer Contingent Upon VSIP Applicant
• May Withdraw until Gaining Activity Notified
  of Acceptance of Offer

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Expanded VSIP Activity

• As of 28 Feb 2001
• Placements Reported 4,397

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Priority Placement Program