Comment Number: OL-10505092
Received: 3/10/2005 2:49:28 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 G Section 9901.713-716 An employee can have as short notice of five days for a Mandatory Removal Offense of a criminal nature. Hmm. Not much time. To an extent, l can see that. But what bothers me most is that the manager doesn't even have to have proof of the crime the employee supposedly committed before the manager decides to remove the employee. That isn't right. Plus, the agency wouldn't have to allow the employee representation of choice if the agency desired. That isn't fair. For offenses such as filing fraudulent travel claims, dealing narcotics, etc., l can understand taking prompt and assertive action against an employee. But if there's no proof, the employee should be entitled to due process complete with representation of his/her choice.