| Comment Number: | OL-10509399 |
| Received: | 3/15/2005 3:04:53 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:
I am a career civilian employee of the Department of Defense and I have serious problems with the "National Security Personnel System" as proposed in the February 14 Federal Register. My three specific concerns relate to the proposed new rules on Pay and Pay Administration (Part 9901 Subpart C). 1. The proposed rules contain the potential for a serious conflict of interest: Nothing in the regulations prohibit supervisors and other managers from being placed in the same pay pools as non-management employees. This is an obvious conflict of interest. 2. The proposed rules contain the potential for abuse of pay pool funds -No limits exist on the amount of pay increases, bonuses and other awards that management can award themselves or others (favored by managers), leaving little or nothing for the remaining employees in the pay pools. 3. The proposed rules allow for the possibility that my pay could be frozen even if my performance is rated satisfactory or better. In my view, no changes should be made to the current pay system by Department of Defense agencies until complete and detailed proposals are provided and a full comment and review period is completed, followed by a full collective bargaining process with the unions representing DoD employees I also have a problem with management determining my work schedule at its own discretion, as well as leave scheduling, comp time, performance ratings, reorganizations and other issues that affect my working conditions.