Comment Number: OL-10503196
Received: 3/4/2005 11:11:56 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:

I object to the new NSPS Regulations. I am a federal employee for the last 22 years and feel that as employee I am loosing many rights and benifits. The new regulations were invoked with out negotions with current federal unions involvement. If this was some thing of National Security it should have been envoked on the new Home Land Security Group that was formed after 9/11 and not forced upon the existing current work force. I am DOD and employed by Norfolk Naval Shipyard. The rank and file at my base is completely against this new system that is totally subjective. There are too many loose ends that need to be addressed before invoked. Examples are cost of living raises for current employees and retirees, annual leave, sick leave, comp. time, awards program, promotion criteria, demotion criteria and etc. There seems to be no clear path to which this program is to be implemented. There should have been advance negotiations with the federal unions to try and develope a useable product that would fairly manage emplyees. The current system is not perfect and could stand improvements, but not in the manner in which NSPS is proposed. The program would be just like the private sector alright. After you get 25 years and up in salary you can be discarded just like the current trend has been in the private sector. That is drastically what is wrong with the private sector. Look at the statistics for those unemplyeed over the age of 45. To that of 20 years ago. Society has become too disposable. There is nothing that rewards an employee for being loyal and staying the long haul. At any time you could get a new supervisor who does not know your true value(knowledge) and find that you are expendable and subjectively eliminate your job under the new NSPS. The current pay system provides more structure and rewards those who stay the course. It is not prefect. We we would be better off revising the current system and not implementing the NSPS. Involve the unions. They will help develope a workable program that is fair to you and me. As Stephen Covey would say a "Win- Win" situation. As a career employee I feel very volunerable with the new NSPS. I would strongly vote to not implement the new NSPS program. Thanks , A devoted federal employee.