| Comment Number: | OL-10507793 |
| Received: | 3/14/2005 3:12:43 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:
Docket number (NSPS 2005-001) or RIN 3206-AK76/0790-AH82 Pay and Pay Administration. Subpart C: “DoD will determine the rate range adjustments and local market supplements considering mission requirements, labor market conditions, availability of funds…." This is a leap of faith. Traditionally, civilian pay is a discretionary account controlled by an installation commander and therefore may be used by the commander for purchase of equipment and other goods, rather than to fill a needed vacancy. DoD needs to take control at this opportune time to establish a civilian pay account, comparable to the military pay account, that cannot be used for anything other than civilian pay, bonuses and awards. If a commander overspends his/her discretionary funds or otherwise shortchanges the funding for civilian pay and awards, are civilians penalized by being riffed due to lack of pay dollars? How is the commander held accountable? What is changing or being addressed by NSPS that assumes funds will be available to adequately manage, recruit and retain high performing employees when that has not been the case to date?