CFR > Title 5 - Administrative Personnel > CHAPTER XCIX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND LABOR RELATIONS SYSTEMS (DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT) > PART 9901—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NATIONAL SECURITY PERSONNEL SYSTEM (NSPS) > SUBPART D—Performance Management (§9901.401 to §9901.413) > 9901.407—Minimum period of performance.

9901.407—Minimum period of performance.

(a) Only employees who have completed the minimum period under one or more NSPS approved performance plans may be issued a rating of record in accordance with the procedures prescribed by this subpart.
(b) The minimum period of performance is 90 calendar days.
(1) Periods during which an employee is in a leave status may not be applied toward the 90-day minimum.
(2) If an employee has a break in NSPS-covered service (e.g., due to job change to a non-NSPS position, resignation), the service performed prior to the break may not be used to satisfy the 90-day minimum period. A break caused by a situation described in § 9901.342(i) through (1) is not considered a break for this purpose.
(c) Employees who have not completed the minimum period of performance during the applicable appraisal period will not be rated and will not be eligible for a performance payout unless otherwise provided in § 9901.342(i) through (1).