Comment Number: OL-10506898
Received: 3/13/2005 8:26:36 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:

. New personnel regulations published on February 14, 2005 are not supported with any statistical data to indicate justification for such radical changes through out the Department of defense. Where and when did DOD call for civil service support and not receive timely appropriate response. By all appearances DOD is engaged in a covert operation that is intended to redefine civil service to be an extension of an operational military unit when they describe the need for NSPS. At a town hall meeting I could not believe how utterly betrayed I felt after hearing Ms. Adams Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Civilian Human Resources), dismiss questions posed by employees with the phase “ We haven’t figured that out yet but you will never change anything if you wait for everything to be right.” She had a perceptible contempt for government workers who questioned the justification for NSPS or the limited experience in government service of those who drafted the regulations. It was deliberately staged as a take the new system and be happy because your negative comments will be “noted” and ignored. It was fairly obvious that her orders and the intent of this meeting was to tell all federal workers that however ill-conceived, regardless of the lack of necessary infrastructure or funding this new personnel system will be implemented on schedule. Having read dozens of comments that have been submitted to the NSPS web site this one most sums up the intent of most of those posted “There are so few specifics it is hard to make any comment. It seems like a sales pitch for something as yet undefined. The purpose and the overall expectations are repeated over and over, but no nuts and bolts. I do not think the case has been made for the need to change the existing system.