Comment Number: 05-02582-EREG-21-d7391-c31936
Received: 2/23/2005 8:00:00 AM
Subject: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Request for Comment
Title: National Security Personnel System
CFR Citation: 5 CFR Chapter XCIX and Part 9901
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Comments:

NSPS is detrimental to all Civil Service workers. Instead of indentifying areas in Title 5 that need revision or improvement, or making recommendations of specific changes to Title 5 that are causing the "perceived" problems cited by this administration, they have succeeded in tossing out ALL of Title 5. Congress gave an open check to the Bush administration to write the new rules as they go along. All bargaining rules and regulations will be tossed out and current negotiated contracts will be ruled null and void. NSPS removes all protection to our workers, including seniority rights, Veteran's preference and discrimination protections from Civil Service. NSPS under the guise of "National Security" will result in govenment jobs being contracted out to private companies such as Halliburton. The Bush administration and the Republican Party have found a successful tool to destroy Unions in this country and that tool is NSPS. Wrapping themselves in the flag and crying National Security has worked well for them. Never mind the fact that Civil Service workers have been supporting our troops for decades. Never mind that our Civil Service workers have traveled throughout the world in support of our military personnel and actions. The working people of this country will suffer from NSPS because it is only the beginning. NSPS type of rules will be introduced throughout the country as the government sets the example and private industry follows suit.