Comment Number: OL-10501458
Received: 2/25/2005 10:21:57 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:

Reference General Schedule Pay Increases. The proposed NSPS rules include a "pay pool" process to distribute performance-based pay increases throughout the orgnization. If this money is not fenced (protected) it will be diverted. I know that my organization planned to designate one percent of the civilian pay budget to go to performance awards. Due to funding shortfalls in operation and maintenance dollars, there has been very limited or no cash awards given in my organization. This large "pay pool" of dollars will be too attractive to commanders who cannot maintain their infrastructure and will be diverted if not fenced.