Comment Number: OL-10507868
Received: 3/14/2005 3:37:12 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:

Part 9901, subpart C. According to the Pay and Pay Administration section, under NSPS, the overall amount of money that would have been used for the annual January pay adjustment, within grade increases, quality step increases, and similar payments, will be used for civilian pay, and those funds will be protected. However, the proposed NSPS pay system will distribute those funds based primarily on performance Since DoD wants to be salary competitive with private industry for the young college grads, if they get larger salaries as an incentive to join civil service, that means that the money must be taken from someplace else…our former WIGIs or COLAs! With fixed resources, new employees in the same pay band could end up with more than those who have been around. Watch out for the office pet who is trying to make you look bad for his/her benefit! Good bye to team work!