scope:

APPLICABILITY

a. This directive is applicable to NASA Headquarters and NASA Centers, including Component Facilities and Technical and Service Support Centers. This NPD applies to all GS and equivalent positions Agency wide.

b. In this directive, all document citations are assumed to be the latest version unless otherwise noted.

c. In this directive, the terms "may" denotes a discretionary privilege or permission, "can" denotes statements of possibility or capability, "should" denotes a good practice and is recommended, but not required, "will" denotes expected outcome, and "are/is" denotes descriptive material.

d. The Office of Inspector General has statutory independence and may create a separate classification, position management, and promotion program that meets its mission requirements.