| Comment Number: | OL-10509906 |
| Received: | 3/15/2005 8:47:43 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:
This letter is to give you my opinion of the proposed National Security Personnel System (NSPS). I have worked civil service since 1975. During my career, I have been in three separate career fields. I excelled in each career field through determination to do a good job and loyalty to my employer (the United States Government). I voluntarily took on the duties of active duty during Desert Storm, I’ve done other people’s work because they were overloaded and needed a hand, and I’ve also brought to management’s attention that they were breaking the laws. The last event took the support of my local union. The rules now governing all personnel in the government are not broken. I have seen numerous issues and problems resolved jointly by labor and management by following the current rules in place and using techniques such as mediation and negotiations. The current rules have undergone constant refinement by members of congress. NSPS makes 60 years of work, by some of the finest minds in our country, moot. NSPS removes from congress the right to say how the government’s money is spent; gives the Secretary of Defense dictatorial powers over civil servants; brings a return of political cronyism, along with the other sins of favoritism; undermines the rights of employees heretofore granted by congress; and busts the union that was created by Congress. NSPS does not make the government the “employer of choice”; make employees more efficient or secure; more cost efficient; or create a work environment that enjoys the benefits of loyalty, longevity and work experience.