Introduction

The National Finance Center's (NFC) Payroll/Personnel System (PPS) is a full-service integrated payroll/personnel system offering the full range of personnel and payroll processing. PPS includes the processing of the Standard Form (SF) 52, Request for Personnel Action, awards, allotments, performance appraisals, health and life insurance, Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), tax documents, severance pay, leave records, and payroll-related financial reporting operations for the entire United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and numerous other Federal and non-Federal Departments on a biweekly basis. PPS maintains employee data beginning with the hiring of the employee through separation/retirement.