Pay and Allowances Administration
Summary of Change
Department of the Army
Washington, DC
30 June 2022
*Army Regulation 690–500
Effective 30 July 2022
Civilian Personnel
Pay and Allowances Administration
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
JAMES C. MCCONVILLE
General, United States Army
Chief of Staff
MARK F. AVERILL
Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army
History. This publication is a major revision.
Summary. This regulation prescribes Department of the Army policy for administering pay and allowances for Army civilian employees.
Applicability. This regulation applies to the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve. It also applies to all appropriated funded Army civilian employees unless otherwise stated. It does not apply to the
Senior Executive Service, Senior Executive Schedule, Excepted Service employees, Nonappropriated Fund employees, and Title 32 Military Technicians.
Proponent and exception authority. The proponent of this regulation is the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1. The proponent has the authority to approve exceptions or waivers to this regulation that are consistent with controlling law and regulations. The proponent may delegate this approval authority, in writing, to a division chief within the proponent agency or its direct reporting unit or field operating agency, in the grade of colonel or the civilian equivalent. The proponent may also delegate this authority, in writing, to the AG1-CP. Activities may request a waiver to this regulation by providing justification that includes a full analysis of the expected benefits and must include formal review by the activity's senior legal officer. All waiver requests will be endorsed by the commander or senior leader of the requesting activity and forwarded through their higher headquarters to the policy proponent. Refer to AR 25-30 for specific guidance. The proponent has the authority to approve exceptions or waivers to this
regulation that are consistent with controlling law and regulations.
Army internal control process. This regulation contains internal control provisions in accordance with AR 11-2 and identifies key internal controls that must be identified (see appendix F).
Supplementation. Supplementation of this regulation and establishment of agency, command, and installation forms are prohibited without prior approval of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1 (DAPE-HRI), 300 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 22310-0300.
Suggested improvements. Users are invited to send comments and suggested improvements on DA FormDA FormDepartment of the Army form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) directly to the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1 (DAPE-HRI), 300 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 22310-0300.
Distribution. This regulation is available in electronic media only and is intended for the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve.
TOCTable of Contents
Chapter 1Introduction
Chapter 2Pay Administration
Appendix AReferences
Appendix BGeneral Schedule Pay
Appendix CFederal Wage System Pay – A Prevailing Rate System
Appendix DNon-appropriated Funds to Appropriated Funds Pay Setting (Section 216, Part 531, Title
5, Code of Federal Regulations) When an Army Non-appropriated Fund Instrumentality Program employee moves to a GS position without a break in service of more than 3 days, the employee's pay is set based on whether the move was voluntary or involuntary.
