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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Acting Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon R. England announces the submission of final regulations for the National Security Personnel System to the Federal Register during a Pentagon press briefing with Office of Personnel Management Director Linda Springer on Oct. 26, 2005. The system is a new approach to managing human resources in the Department of Defense and will ultimately affect about 700,000 civilian employees around the world.

Acting Deputy Secretary Gordon R. England announces the submission of final regulations for the National Security Personnel System.

Acting Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon R. England announces the submission of final regulations for the National Security Personnel System to the Federal Register during a Pentagon press briefing with Office of Personnel Management Director Linda Springer on Oct. 26, 2005. The system is a new approach to managing human resources in the Department of Defense and will ultimately affect about 700,000 civilian employees around the world.

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