GPPA
The acronym "GPPA" stands for this.
What is the Guide to Processing Personnel Actions?
The Glossary of Terms Used in Processing Personnel Actions is found in this part of the GPPA.
What is Chapter 35?
This is the codification of the general and permanent regulations published in the Federal Register.
What is the Code of Federal Regulations?
This contains OPM's instructions on how to prepare personnel actions.
What is the Guide to Processing Personnel Actions (GPPA).
The nature of action series that covers pay changes and miscellaneous changes.
What is 800 series?
The "Topic Index" is located in this part of the GPPA.
What is Chapter 34?
This is a statement of duties and responsibilities comprising of the work assigned to a civilian employee.
What is a Position Description or PD?
This is the codification of general and permanent laws of the United States.
What is the United States Code?
This guide is used by HR professionals to determine a veteran's entitlement to preference.
What is the Vet Guide?
The nature of action series that covers appointments.
What is 100 series?
Chapter 4 of the GPPA covers this topic.
What is "Requesting and Documenting Personnel Actions"?
The job-grading and pay system that applies to most trade, craft, and labor positions.
What is the Federal Wage System?
This is the official journal of the federal government of the United States that contains proposed rules and public notices.
What is the Federal Register?
This guide facilitates use of Federal civilian personnel data to avoid duplication and incompatibility in the collections, processing and dissemination of data.
What is the Guide to Data Standards?
This nature of action series covers return to duty from non-pay status.
What is 200 series?
The first digit of the nature of action code indicates this.
What is "type of action"?
An appointment given to a non-permanent employee who is hired for an unlimited period of time.
What is an "Indefinite Appointment"?
A signed, written, and published directive from the POTUS that manages the operations of the federal government.
What is an Executive Order?
This handbook/chapter contains rules for determining retirement coverage.
What is Chapter 10 of CSRS/FERS Handbook?
This nature of action series covers position changes and extensions.
What is the 700 series?
The first character of the remarks indicates this.
What is "the purpose for which the remark is used"?
This is the total number of years and months of civilian and military service that is creditable in a CSRS component of a FERS employee.
What is "Frozen Service"?
Title 5 CFR covers this topic.
What is "Administrative Personnel"?
These are 4-digit numbers used to identify which Bargaining Unit a position belongs to, if any.
What are BUS Codes or Bargaining Unit Status Codes?
This nature of action series is reserved for OPM use.
What is 600 series?