Comment on DOD-2026-OS-1321-0001
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Summary: The commenter opposes the integration of NH-IV broadband levels into the Accelerated Compensation for Developmental Positions (ACDP) authority. They argue that these are senior roles that should be rewarded via Out-of-Cycle Within-Broadband Pay Increases instead of developmental pay structures, which they believe should be reserved for early-career talent.
Integrating the NH-IV broadband level into the Accelerated Compensation for Developmental Positions (ACDP) authority is redundant and structurally inappropriate. These are senior level positions requiring advanced technical expertise and major program responsibility. Classifying these roles as "developmental" to justify rapid pay increases directly contradicts the definition of senior personnel who have already mastered their functional areas. The proposed FRN includes the Out-of-Cycle Within-Broadband Pay Increase authority (if rewritten for clarity, see additional comment) that provides the precise administrative flexibility needed to reward or retain senior technical experts and leaders (NH-IV). Utilizing ACDP for senior personnel unnecessarily dilutes the definition of "developmental" roles and risks depleting the budget required to sustain early-career talent pipelines.