| Comment Number: | OL-10509255 |
| Received: | 3/15/2005 2:00:20 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:
NSPS is detrimental to all Civil Service workers. Instead of indentifying areas in Title 5 that need revision or improvement, or making recommendations of specific changes to Title 5 that are causing the "perceived" problems cited by this administration, they have succeeded in tossing out ALL of Title 5. Congress gave an open check to the Bush administration to write the new rules as they go along. All bargaining rules and regulations will be tossed out and current negotiated contracts will be ruled null and void. NSPS removes all protection to our workers, including seniority rights, Veteran's preference and discrimination protections from Civil Service. NSPS under the guise of "National Security" will result in govenment jobs being contracted out to private companies such as Halliburton. The Bush administration and the Republican Party have found a successful tool to destroy Unions in this country and that tool is NSPS. Wrapping themselves in the flag and crying National Security has worked well for them. Never mind the fact that Civil Service workers have been supporting our troops for decades. Never mind that our Civil Service workers have traveled throughout the world in support of our military personnel and actions. The working people of this country will suffer from NSPS because it is only the beginning. NSPS type of rules will be introduced throughout the country as the government sets the example and private industry follows suit. To require civilian employees to be placed in a position of being relocated to another country to work, against their will, would be detrimental to the government and it's employees. Working for the United States Armed Forces to support out mission is a privilege and an honor but most of us can't afford to have to leave our families and possibly be forced to work in a hostile environment. Many of these people have already proudly served our country and do not feel it would be appropriate for them to be forced to leave their current jobs. If our mission requires us to leave the U.S. maybe we should consider increasing our military workforce. I'm afraid in the future the standards of the workforce will decrease due the requirements of being forced to work in hostile environment, etc. You will force a lose of a lot of expertise. Young people with families will not even consider a career as a government employee. We already have big problemsin that area now. We don't have enough young adults that want to grow and maintain their careers. The government is mearly a stepping-stone to other employment opportunities. We all understand the importance of our mission. Thank you. I am a mid-career GS employee that has worked and earned my job. I was promised that I can retire with 30 years and the minimum age of 55. What are all the mid-career employees suppose to do without the annual pay increases. I am at a step 10 and have depended on that annual income due to the fact I live in a remote part of the mid-west and jumping form job to job within the government is not ready available. The "pay for performance" in theory sounds like a way to weed out the less working employee, but if you are a butt kisser or sleeping with the boss, you get all the perks while a more deserving employees gets the shaft. Rumsfeld wanted the same authority over the civilian section so he can fire and replace loyal employees with private industries and earm so more retirement money for their investers but not for the loyal government empoyees. I think the companies getting contracts should be checked carefully because if conflict accures, then someone has to go, ie. Congressional members, Secretaries, and even the President. What happened to checks and balances in which our country supposely runs on. Sounds to me that we are getting closer and closer to becoming Sadam and Bin Ladin to me. That means our leaders are hurting this country beyond repair and as an American citizen, I would have that.