| Comment Number: | OL-10501658 |
| Received: | 2/27/2005 2:17:50 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:
Comments concerning - Federal Register: February 14, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 29) Proposed Rules: FR Document 05-2582/NSPS (National Security Personnel System) Page 7599: "(C)(iii)" This section needless strips employees of representation at hearings and is written vaguely. "(5)(i)" DoD may now not have to provide information to employee representatives on their whim. All is needed is to force use of the cumbersome FOIA. "(d)(1) An agreement between the Department or appropriate Component(s) of the Department and the exclusive representative is subject to approval by the Secretary." This is micromanagement. Doesn't SECDEF have better things to do? Since there are no standards, SECDEF can void any agreement at will. "(5) Provisions in existing collective bargaining agreements are unenforceable if an authorized official determines that they are contrary to Federal law, Presidential issuance (e.g. Executive order), Governmentwide regulations, DoD issuances (including implementing issuances and Component issuances), or the regulations in this part." Without review of management conduct, provisions will be voided at will.