| Comment Number: | OL-10506067 |
| Received: | 3/11/2005 11:00:30 AM |
| Subject: | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Request for Comment |
| Title: | National Security Personnel System |
| CFR Citation: | 5 CFR Chapter XCIX and Part 9901 |
| No Attachments |
Comments:
Docket # NSPS-2005-001 RIN 3206-AK76/0790-AH82 Pay and Pay Administration-Subpart C, pages 7559-7561. As twenty-five year DOD employee, I am very concerned and oppose the implementation of NSPS as it is currently proposed. If implemented, NSPS has far-reaching implications for all DOD employees and their families. The Federal Register, though sorely lacking detail, still reflects DOD's intent in establishing a new personnel system. The NSPS: provides DOD the ability to link basic pay and locality pay to factors that also include market conditions and budget contraints; increases the power and authority of supervisiors and management (Pay Pool Manager) in the performance review process; decreases the range and strength of union representation; changes RIF retention by putting performance ahead of length of service---and much more. Under this new system, whether your supervisor is fair or not will be immaterial, as pay and performance management decisions will be made at higher levels. If NSPS is implemented, this will only undermine the continued high performance of the DOD workforce into the future.