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PURPOSE The purpose of this Directive is to provide guidelines for the selection of employees for promotion using the DCP promotion process at MSFC. The DCP promotion process provides a method of maintaining technical excellence at the Center by promoting individuals to technical rather than supervisory positions. Implementation of this Directive should ensure that the process is conducted in a uniform manner. APPLICABILITY This Directive is applicable to promotion of MSFC employees in non-supervisory Aerospace Technologist (AST) positions to the GS-14 and GS-15 levels, and GS-14 supervisory AST positions to the GS-15 level. It is only one of the processes by which an employee may be promoted to positions beyond the GS-13 level and does not replace any other established process.