| Comment Number: | OL-10507577 |
| Received: | 3/14/2005 12:39:25 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:
As a recent employee of the Federal Government, the new NSPS legislation is disturbing to me. I've worked for many other companies and have even worked as a secondary science teacher for the State of Texas before ending up with the DOD. I've loved many aspects of my past work experience, but one thing that always disenchanted me with the places I've worked was the fact that political circles within those places dictated your promotion potential. In other words, it's not how hard you work but how much butt you kiss that gets you a raise or promotion. The single most thing that drew me to the Federal Govt. system was the GS pay scale and the security that it would provide me from biased supervisors who would show favoritism for others over me no matter how hard I worked. It is my understanding that under the current GS system managers and supervisors can still with-hold step increases from personnel that aren't performing according to their required job description. So, the question stands "why change to the NSPS if the current GS pay system allows managers a fair and equitable system to manage their personnel?" I see absolutely no advantage to going to this system and it will only lead to the furthur deterioration of existing govt. personnel and potential new recruits. It just seems like the Federal Govt. is attempting to be more like the private sector and this is exactly what I tried to get away from. If this passes, I can only imagine the complaints that will be registered against managers and supervisors and how much money it will consequently cost the govt. to address these problems. Additionally, how much will this cost tax payers to implement? I hope that the advocates who are in positions of authority to implement this new system carefully consider how it will hurt recruitment into the current GS positions. Again, I think it's important that those individuals realize just how attractive the GS pay scale is and how this creates interest in filling govt. positions with highly qualified young people. I simply can't imagine a potential new prospect interviewing with a supervisor and that supervisor telling them the govt. is a great place to be except for some recent changes that have taken place. "We don't give cost of living increases any more and you're not guaranteed a raise if you don't kiss enough of my butt." The system as it is now is what makes young college graduates want to come here and work so please don't mess it up.