The Department of Defense is deploying a new performance appraisal system for all DoD civilian employees that has been developed jointly with AFGE and other employee unions.

The main objectives of this new system are to create a department-wide performance and appraisal system that emphasizes employee and supervisor interaction in order to develop and maintain a results-oriented performance culture that links individual performance to organizational goals. 

This page can be directly accessed at www.afge.org/newbeginnings

Trainings

• AFGE New Beginnings Course Participant Guide - Short (Members Only)
  
  • Slides: New Beginnings Short Training Module - Day 1 (Members Only)
  • Slides: New Beginnings Short Training Module - Day 2 (Members Only)
• AFGE New Beginnings Course Participant Guide - Long (Members Only
  • Slides: New Beginnings Long Training Module - Day 1 (Members Only)
  • Slides: New Beginnings Long Training Module - Day 2 (Members Only)
  • Slides: New Beginnings Long Training Module - Day 3 (Members Only)
  • Slides: New Beginnings Long Training Module - Day 4 (Members Only)

Implementation Agreements

• Below are copies of implementation agreements that have been finalized by AFGE Locals and DoD management. AFGE is sharing these agreements for information only and makes no judgment on the content therein:
  
  
• Memorandum of Agreement Council 162
• Memorandum of Agreement Council 169
• Revised Contract Article Council 214
• Memorandum of Agreement Local 22
• Memorandum of Agreement Local 48
• Implementation Agreement Local 997 
• Memorandum of Agreement Local 1028
• Memorandum of Agreement Local 1092
• Implementation Agreement Local 1156
• Memorandum of Agreement Local 1263
• Memorandum of Agreement Local 1347
• Memorandum of Agreement Local 1647
• Memorandum of Agreement Local 1708
• Memorandum of Agreement Local 1709
• Memorandum of Agreement Local 1749
• Implementation Agreement Local 1872
• Implementation Agreement Local 1952
• Memorandum of Agreement Local 1960
• Memorandum of Agreement Local 2022
• Memorandum of Agreement Local 2104
• Memorandum of Understanding Local 2516 - DENTAC
• Memorandum of Understanding Local 2516 - WBAMC
• Memorandum of Agreement Local 2367

Resources 

• Grievance Form Template
• New Beginnings Bargaining Guidance
• Workplace Flyer: What You Need to Know
• Navigating the Defense-wide Performance Management and Appraisal System (DPMAP)
• New Beginnings Explained
• New Beginnings FAQs
• Implementation Letter
• DoD Instruction on New Beginnings
• DoD Performance Management Participant Guide
• New Beginnings Presentation 2017 DEFCON Policy Conference