| Comment Number: | OL-10508393 |
| Received: | 3/15/2005 7:52:22 AM |
| 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:
I must disagree with most, not all, but most of what the NSPS is for. My biggest gripe is that to much power is given to the supervisors, specially at the lower levels. Under the NSPS, it will be easier for an employee to be fired for any reasons, and the employee will not be able to do anything about it. This means that if my boss and I simply clash personallities, then he would be able to fire me, after of course making my life miserable by denying me raises while granting raises to other less qualifed employees. I would not be able to complain to the union, as it appears that their role will be exceptionally minimal, virtually non existant. The NSPS also appears to put all the power in the hands of the Government, while at the same time taking it away from the union. Seems as if the overall plan is to do away with the union altogether, which will do nothing but hurt the workforce, starting at the bottom of the chain, but doesn't really seem to affect the workforce at the supervisor's level. Imagine a workplace where the supervisors have all the power, the employees have no power, and no one to help them when they are treated unfairly. Imagine a workplace where you can get raises, even if you don't deserve them, simply because you are friends with your boss, while your coworkers who are more qualified, work harder and do more than you are passed up because they don't get along with their supervisor. This is what the workplace will be like under the NSPS, and it will not be good. It seems that those who have written the NSPS failed to keep the "little people" in mind when doing so. All they've done is make it easier for people to be fired, passed up for raises and promotions, and guarenteed that moral will hit an all time low. Even in the long run, in say 10 years, the majority of the government employees would have little experience and time working as a DOD employee. What this means is that you'll end up with an inexperienced workforce, which will double as an inadequate workforce, which will leave the the DOD with many "highly qualified" people that are overpaid and have little or no experience or clue as to what to do. It seems as if the DOD knows that this NSPS is wrong, to the point where they've forbid the unions to speek of NSPS on Government time, yet the government can still send out emails saying how great the NSPS is. There are a many other things that I can comment on, but do not feel the need to. The NSPS is wrong. It is wrong to make all these changes to our, my, place of employment and favor the supervisor, and screw the employees, and then say "It's all for national defense". Sound like hogwash? It is. Don't be afraid to do the right thing, to re-vamp the NSPS, making it more fair for the non-supervisory workers, the little people. All this talk of how great it is and how it will make our country more secure, specially seeing how I have yet to see a reference in the NSPS to how it will help national security. Oh, and also all the references to how the NSPS will still protect veterans preferance is scary. So many mentions of that makes it seem as if the DOD is trying to win over the veterans that make up the workforce. The NSPS is wrong as it is written right now. Do the right thing, either change it or get rid of it. Steven Frith DOD Photographer Ft Drum, NY Also a 30% disabled veteran in fear of the NSPS, and what it stands for.