| Comment Number: | OL-10501001 |
| Received: | 2/23/2005 8:10:53 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:
My final comments: I am a Mechanical Engineer with approximately 4 years of experience. I am the very "high quality talent" that NSPS proposes to attract and retain. What will my pay band minimum and maximum be for Warren, Michigan? If I have to go through the same performance based reviews as the private sector, then this pay offered through NSPS better be HIGHER than what I am worth locally (according to Salary.com is a median salary of $80,942 + benefits). Working for the government has increased difficulties and responsibilities when compare to the private sector. If the stability of job pay and classification is to be striped away from government jobs, then the pay of governent jobs will have to EXCEED private sector salaries in order to RETAIN talent like myself. Many technically talented individuals switch to the federal governement based on job stability. Currently a Mechanical Engineer like myself is offered a GS-13 position under an 830 classification which currently equates to an annual salary of $64,886. How will NSPS compensate in this gross difference in pay? Also, if NSPS compensation will be competitive with the private sector, then who will take care of the 10,000% (yes 100x current) increase in the number of applicants for current job openings?!