| Comment Number: | OL-10502693 |
| Received: | 3/2/2005 3:54:53 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:
Ref: RIF, Pay Comp and Union Representation. I know that you would like specific examples of the good and bad of this proposal, but I have to generalize a bit because of time constraints. Here is how I see the National Security Personnel System proposal. Eliminating an employee’s seniority is apparently a new American value that I wouldn’t wish on any employee. Was Wal-Mart a co-sponsor in writing the proposed the NSPS regulations? The National Security Personnel System proposal appears to be more of a union-busting maneuver than a real effort to improve the system. Manny years ago I would have had a different opinion, but with life experience (34 years Gov. Service) I’ve learned a few things. I would say most of my experience with my agency’s co-workers/employees as well as other outside federal employees has been remarkable positive. If an employee does not respond to a work request there is always a way to report the problem, and it actually works, unlike the private sector. Have you tried to resolve a problem in the private sector lately? If your answer is yes than you can really appreciate the fact that government employees are held accountable for their actions, and therefore provide excellent service. It appears to me that NSPS is taking the military approach by punishing a whole group of employees because of a few bad apples. I will benefit from the new system in the short run, but when DOD funding runs short. And it will as the deficit continues to rise I will surely have a problem then. Human nature too will play a part in how the system works. I don’t think a complete overhaul is in the best interest of the tax payer, or government employee