| Comment Number: | OL-10508761 |
| Received: | 3/15/2005 10:37:24 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:
After reading and trying to understand these new policies some points have come to mind. I have been a federal employeefor the past fifteen years, and these propsed changes affects every aspect of how i can accomplish my job. Fisrt would be the change to Veterans preferance. I am a air force veteran, and am upset with the fact that my preferance in a RIF would be changed in a way that would no longer be seperate from non veterans. under subpart E -staffing and employment-9901.607 There would be multiple ways of establishing the retention list. Instead of seperate groups in disabled vets, preferance vets, and non vets. This oversteps the bounds that congress gave DOD in setting up this new law. The next area of concern is the removal of a third party apeals board, which would be the FLRA. Under sub part H appeals 9901.806-9907.807. The DOD has left out an impartial third party to take appeals to, and the types of appeals are limited to those in 9901.805. DOD is setting up a system that when you have an appeal you take it to a board within DOD set up by DOD. This does not allow for a fair hearing, setting up a kangaroo court with def ears. the last one i will comment on is the pay sections. subpart C pay, sections 9901.301 to 9901.373 Defense Department employees should continue to receive the same pay and across the board adjustments that other GS/ FWS workers receive. The individual pay increases for performance in the regulations should includeguaranteed percentages so employees will understand the pay system and what their pay increase will be depending on their performance. Thank you for your time and considerations.