| Comment Number: | OL-10507848 |
| Received: | 3/14/2005 3:31:23 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:
While I have very strong concerns about a pay for performance system, I believe a pay and new pay system that would provide for 1) a nationwide component to keep all employees comparable with the private sector; 2) a locality component to keep all employees comparable with the private sector and living costs; and 3) a performance component with fixed percentages tied to performance levels would be a workable solution. Furthermore, I believe that speeding up the timeframes for bargaining, consider post-implementation bargaining when an emergency makes this necessary to protect national security and defense, and the introduction of quick mediation-arbitration processes by mutually selected independent arbitrators to quickly resolve any bargaining disputes is also part of the workable solution. I believe these changes alone, with national level bargaining, would allow DoD to improve the efficiency of labor relations in accordance with the intent of Congress.