| Comment Number: | OL-10507476 |
| Received: | 3/14/2005 11:27:49 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 just read your Myths and Facts sheet that is susposed to address criticisms to the NSPS and found it unsettling. One of the myths is that NSPS will do away with the appeals process. Not to worry though, because the "fact" is NSPS will only severely limit the cases to which it can be applied and the process itself. Judging from the level of criticism, I am guessing employees are having a hard time believing that all of this is truly in our best interest. It seems to me the whole concept of this system is that the current system has made the workforce whiny and incompetent and somehow a hazard to national security. I would work on building a stronger case on that point. Seriously. Some specifics on how these changes will promote increased national security would be nice. Right now the justification seems like a huge smoke screen to consolidate power in the hands of a compliant/favorite few. What assurances do employees have that supervisors will be given the tools and information necessary to accurately rate the performance of their employees? The forms I have been rated with thus far are blunt and largely irrelevant to the actual perfomance of my duties. My final question is, if most or even some of the concerns voiced thus far turn out to be true and the federal workforce truly is demoralized and treated unfairly, who gets to cut the pay of (or possibly fire with limited appeal rights) those who came up with the system?