| Comment Number: | OL-10508020 |
| Received: | 3/14/2005 4:49:52 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:
General comments: 1. There is no mention of Hatch Act or nepotism. These should be included in any discussion of recruitment, regardless of the administration. 2. Pay to play is alive and well in state and local government in New Jersey and will spread to the federal with this generation of workers. The FBI has arrested at least 14 in Monmouth County alone in the last few months for taking bribes and putting individuals on the payroll for jobs that have no associated work. The former governor hired his boyfriend to head the anti-terrorism task force, a job for which he was not qualilfied. 3. NSPS does not appear to be ready for deployment. I am unable to find anywhere the level of locality pay ("local market supplement"), if at all, that my position will qualify for. 4. I am frightened of the expedited grievance procedures. 5. In the "NSPS Myths and Facts" document, the response to the myth, "Under NSPS, there is no process for employees to challenge their performance rating," is "DoD is developing a process..." Shouldn't we wait and see what the process is before commenting? And especially before it's approved? 6. What are the "Mandatory Removal Offenses?" Why haven't they been defined so that comments can be provided? 7. Which organizations/locations are in Spiral One? This has not been publicized. 8. In the "NSPS Myths and Facts" document, the last sentence of the second fact, "One of the goals of NSPS is to reduce its reliance on military to perform jobs that could be performed by civilians." In Iraq today, contractors are already driving the same convoy trucks (at double the salary) that our soldiers are driving. Federal employees take an oath: I (name), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God." 5 U.S.C. § 3331 A Contractor's goal is to make money for his company.