| Comment Number: | EM-001342 |
| Received: | 2/28/2005 11:10:14 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:
February 28, 2005 DoD NSPS Comments , DoD NSPS Comments: I write to express my concerns about changes to work rules in the Department of Defense (DoD). The proposed regulations, known as the National Security Personnel System (NSPS), were printed in the Federal Register on February 14, 2005. This message will be sent to both DoD and my representatives in Congress. I have been a Civil Service employee for 20 years, following 14 years active duty as a Army Officer. I have been subjected to "scrutiny" on three occasions, one a mistaken identity, one from being directed to blatently disregard a law and SecDef instruction and a "complaint" from a defense contractor when I found them to be in violation of their contract. It takes several months for a "new" supervisor (Army Officers) to attend the minimal required training for them to be our "supervisor". They realise the "instruction" is inadequate, and taught by persons unqualified. Additionally, myself and my co-workers were once placed under supervision of Army Officer who had been "fired" from six previous assignments and assigned in position "where he was out of the way". He was later convicted of a felony and is currently incarcerated. The assumption that any and all "supervisors" would be and could be totally fair, understanding, and knowledgable of current civil service regulations and policies would be a fools paradox. And they would be given Carte Blanche under NSPS. Under NSPS "supervisors" and "managers" are afforded excessive leeway. Sincerely,