Position Management and Classification

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION                      
                Washington DC  20405
                                             

HRM 9510.1
October 24, 2018
 

GSA ORDER
 

SUBJECT:  Position Management and Classification

1.  Purpose.  This Order establishes guidelines for the development, implementation, and administration of the General Services Administration’s position management and classification programs. 

2.  Background.  This Order incorporates relevant information from the General Services Administration (GSA) Administrative Manual (OAD P 5410.1), prevailing policy, and other appropriate legislation.  This GSA Order is the foundation to sound position management and classification within GSA.

3.  Scope and applicability. 

     a.  This Order contains policies and procedures for administering position classification within GSA.  The provisions of this Order apply to all employees of GSA.  It is intended to improve the quality and availability of information to all GSA employees, managers, and supervisors within the agency. 

     b.  The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has independent personnel authority.  Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. 3, § 6(a)(7)(Inspector General is authorized "to select, appoint, and employ such officers and employees as may be necessary for carrying out the functions, powers, and duties of the Office” of the Inspector General); GSA Order, ADM P 5450.39D  CHGE 1 GSA Delegations of Authority Manual (Delegations Manual), Chapter 2, Part 1 ("the Inspector General has independent authority to formulate policies and make determinations concerning human capital issues within the [OIG];” determinations in the Delegations Manual do not limit that authority).  Similarly, the agency recognizes that the Inspector General has independent authority to formulate policies and make determinations concerning training, employee development, and career management.