Washington Headquarters Services
ADMINISTRATIVE
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 37
October 27, 2006
HRD
SUBJECT: Employee Grievances
References: (a) Administrative Instruction Number 37, subject as above, February 24, 1989
(hereby canceled)
(b) Title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 8 and 771
(c) Subchapter 771 of DoD 1400.25-M, “Department of Defense Civilian
Personnel Manual,” December 1996
(d) Sections 2105, 3592, 4314, and 7121 of title 5, United States Code
(e) through (o), see Enclosure 1
1. REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE
This Administrative Instruction:
1.1. Reissues Reference (a) to update established policy and guidance for an Administrative
Grievance System (AGS) under the authority of Reference (b).
1.2. Issues grievance procedures and guidance for civilian employees as required by Part 771
of Reference (b) and subchapter 771 of Reference (c).
2. APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE
This Administrative Instruction:
2.1. Applies to Appropriated fund nonbargaining unit civilian employees, as defined by
section 2105 of Reference (d), within the organizational entities of the Office of the Secretary of
Defense (OSD), the Office of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the
Defense Agencies, and the DoD Field Activities serviced by Washington Headquarters Services
(WHS), Human Resources Directorate (HRD), Labor and Management Employee Relation
Division (hereafter referred to as the “WHS-serviced activities”).
