| Comment Number: | OL-10507108 |
| Received: | 3/14/2005 8:52:36 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:
9901.602 DoD runs the military. Trying to eliminate civil service and replace it ith NSPS is just a thinly veiled attempt to use the terrorist attacks of 9/1 1 to replace the existing civil service system. 9901.101(b) Management seems unable or unwilling to correctly apply the existing civil service rules to eliminate poorly performing employees. But then management's track record of correctly identifying such individuals without bias or labeling certain employees as "trouble makers" would most likely be allowed to grow even worse under the new system. 9901.511 if the proposed NSPS system is as harmful the the process of hiring and promoting qualified individuals as was the centralization of personnel offices, then rather than improve the flexibvility already found in the civil service system, NSPS will merely make things even worse. 9901.101(a) It appears that the NSPS proposal would allow civilian employees to be assigned to war zones without any recourse on the part of the employee. What if I don't want to be sent to a war zone? 9901.103 It is stated that high and low performers are paid alike as part of the justification for this new system. Why not correct the failure of management and supervision to correctly manage the current pay system, which does allow for compensation to be linked to performance? 9901.101(b) If management would correctly apply the existing provisions now in place under civil service, there would be no need to apply a new process to correct this problem. 9901.212(c) The NSPS proposal would establish pay bands and raises would be based on performance. I know personally from my work experience that the bias demonstrated by my supervisor would prevent those employees in my area doing the most work from being paid the most. 9901.212(d) Based on my personal experience with supervisors it will take tight internal controls and oversight to insure that supervisors do not use the new pay banding systems to reward their friends. Awards are handed out in this manner and if pay banding is allowed, wages will be controlled in the same manner. I feel that my veterans preferance and/or seniority will allow supervisors to give promotions/pay raises, and eliminate employees without considering longevity of employees.