| Comment Number: | OL-10507664 |
| Received: | 3/14/2005 1:46:51 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:
National Security is what they say this change is about. Well, why aren't other agencies, such as Border Patrol going to be changed as well? Why only DOD? Is DOD the only agency that has interest in the national security? And yes, I believe the system does need some reform. It shouldn't be as hard for supervisors to get someone that truly does not do their job or abuses the system (sick leave, annual leave, coming in late, deadbeat) out of the government. However, this new system basically reinforces the "good old boy" system for promotions, pay, etc. Also, seniority takes a backseat in RIF's; giving up 24 years should account for more than next to nothing. I believe what will happen when this is implemented is that DOD will lose some great employees with a vast amount of knowledge. For instance, I have almost 24 years with the government. I have 3 classes until I receive my bachelor's degree that I have been working on my own time and with my own money to attain. In July, I won't wait around to get a supervisor that's unfair (no checks and balances in the new system from what I see). I will apply ONLY for jobs outside DOD to utilize the knowledge I have gained. The deployment process. This reinforces the reason I believe it is time, also, for me to look outside of DOD. I have served in the U.S. Army, along with many co-workers. The reason I got out of the military was so that I would have stability for my children and to take care of the responsibilities I have at home. I don't believe that I want to sit around and wait to see if someone decides that they want me sent to another country without my determining that I want to go there. After all, I have been told many times and thought it was reality: The military has all the MOS's and could run on their own. The only reason civilians are here is for stability. I firmly believe in this concept. If the civilians changed positions as much as the military, each Post would have an interesting time. In addition, after all, we don't receive the benefits, retirement, and pay that the military receives, for giving up their lives and being in a deployable status. All in all, I do not believe that national security is the reason for this change. From what I've seen, neither is budget cuts (payroll will not be cut; the only thing it does is give some bigger checks and some smaller ones, based on who "kisses up." I really believe the Secretary of Defense, as well as everyone else involved in implementing the system, needs to take a better look at the system. It does need some "tweaking," but I don't believe the entire system is broken.