| Comment Number: | OL-10510343 |
| Received: | 3/16/2005 9:03:56 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 just wanted to take a minute to write a couple of general comments. It appears to me that the NSPS system is going more back to the "good ole boy" system. It proposes that you be paid for your performance, but it really comes down to whether or not your supervisor likes you. Why isn't there some way for employees to rate their supervisors on how they manage and interact with people. This is what managers are supposed to do, yet most supervisors are hired either for their technical skills or because they "know" somebody. I don't like the fact that a grievance cannot be reviewed by a third party and the Secretary is able to override MSPB and the FLRA. I agree, NSPS will not eliminate jobs. It will speed up the ability to eliminate jobs. Under the proposed management rights, management has the right to make determinations in the matter of, among other things, contracting out. Couple that with the less intrusive RIF capabilities that agencies will have and it becomes apparent that transitioning jobs from the government to the private sector becomes much easier. I don’t feel comforted by this thought. The language used in this broad enabling regulation is not fully understood by affected parties. The regulation should have been more precise and easier to understand.