| Comment Number: | EM-022971 |
| Received: | 3/16/2005 2:34:43 PM |
| 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:
March 16, 2005 DoD NSPS Comments , DoD NSPS Comments: IAs a retired member of the DoD (National Security Agency, 1963-1991) it is encumbent upon me to speak out with regard to the new NSPS Regulations. During my 31 years of Government Service, I never had any union to support me during those periods when I suffered from inept or biased management who imposed discrimination and favoritism upon their subordinates. I even saw strong evidence of "alphabetic" discrimination, whereby those whose last names fell in the latter part of the alphabet never had a chance at many jobs/positions/promotions because the candidates were screened alphabetically, and the screeners were burned out by the time our names were reached or promotions were allocated. If the AFGE interpretation of the new regulations is correct (and that seems to be the case) then the new system will destroy many of the benefits of the older system, without generating any real improvements. Change can and should be for the good, but our Government managers are notorious for making changes simply for the sake of doing "something". I hope that the NSPS methodology will be thoroughly reviewed so as not to make a previously poor system even poorer. One area of particular concern to me is the concept of "teamwork". How can management expect teamwork to be effective when each individual is pitted in competition for rewards against his or her own teammates. The answer is simple: either the entire team is rewarded equally, or they receive no reward. The "team" has either done its job or it has failed. In retrospect, I have felt for many years that my job loyalty to the DoD was very poorly rewarded, and that if it were to have been legal, I certainly would have been in a much better position by being a voluntary AFGE member. Collective bargaining enhances the rights and voice of the individual. The Government managers practice the "divide and conquer" attack against their subordinates who have no recourse. The "favored" subordinates who are unfairly rewarded and promoted, then advance into management positions and reproduce the discrimination and favoritism unendingly. It is a self-generating system of corruption for which the Government has never found a cure. Sincerely,