| Comment Number: | OL-10501248 |
| Received: | 2/24/2005 12:15:15 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:
Subpart C Pay, Sections 9901.301 to 9901.373 - The employees in DOD should continue to receive the same annual pay across-the-board adjustment that other GS/FWS workers recieve. The individual pay increases for perfomance should include guaranteed percentages in the regulations so that emplyees will understand the pay system and what their pay increase will be depending on their performance. SUBPART D PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT - 9901.401 TO 9901.409 - In order to insure fairness and accuracy, DOD emplyees should be able to appeal any performance rating to an independent grievance and arbitration process like they do now. SUBPART F WORKFORCE SHAPING - 9901.6012 to 9901.611 DOD should not change the current layoff/RIF rules which give balanced credit to performance and the employees valuable years of committed service to DOD. There is no guarantee that even the best workers will receive a pay raise or that the pay offered will be fair or competitive. This system could create a situation in which workers are in conflict with one another and afraid to speak out about harassment, violations of the law. If there is a problem, you won't be given a fair appeal process to challenge the performance and pay decisions.