| Comment Number: | OL-10507887 |
| Received: | 3/14/2005 3:42:55 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:
This proposal should, as the law requires, protect the due process rights of employees and provide them with fair treatment. Employees must have the right to a full and fair hearing of adverse actions appeals before an impartial and independent decision maker, such as an arbitrator or the MSPB. DoD should be required to prove, by the preponderance of the evidence, that adverse actions imposed against employees promote the efficiency of the service. An impartial and independent decision maker must have the authority to mitigate excessive penalties.