| Comment Number: | OL-10510560 |
| Received: | 3/16/2005 10:27:03 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:
Well, I have read many of the comments and suggestions of the new NSPS law and, although my mind was already made up before I read them, I must agree with the majority that it is a system that is sure to cause chaos in the work force and truly cater to the "good ol' boys club." I have been a civil service worker for 17 years now. While I am rewarded for my good work performance now, I wonder if it will continue when and if the new law is implied. I say "if" because I am quite sure a law suit will arise from this in the very near future. I work in an outlying shop and strive for excellence and determination to meet the mission's goals. But when I have to compete with the "brown nosers" who work directly under the boss, will I measure up since it will be the supervisor's sole decision to issue awards to his "best" workers? Additionally, in the past, I have both anticipated and enjoyed my cost-of-living allowances, knowing how much more could be saved or spent. Now, I'll have to wonder if I'll even get anything each year. I'm sure as with all companies and agencies there are Superior workers and there are "inferior" workers. And in most cases, the severe inferior workers will be disciplined accordingly or terminated, but with the new NSPS, good workers could more easily be targeted as "substandard" and I think that will lead to an employee's downslide in performance due to nonrecognition and mistrust towards the supervisor. I say this because through the years I have worked under supervisors who were bias and for some odd reason or another underrated me, compared to my fellow workers. But as soon as supervision changed hands, I was the cream of the crop. What changed? ONLY THE SUPERVISOR. I also must agree with what one person commented on in another Comments Column. They mentioned where the government should consider BAH and BAS to civilians. That has been a sore subject on this installation for a long time now. As I mentioned earlier, I have been a civil service worker for 17 years now, have attended and completed extensive training and schools to excel in my career field, but make less than a two striper when all of his allowances are added in. What's worse, I have to train these individuals in their MO! So the student makes more than the teacher??? Give me a break here. I appreciate all the military do to protect and defend my country. I know they suffer struggles and hardships far beyond what their civilian counterparts do. But it looks like the true-and-tried civilian has more obstacles in his way with the possibilities that he/she may not be awarded even the cost of living allowance we once treasured putting us behind the curve even more. In summary, I think the NSPS is going to restrict and hurt more than help. I don't think the process was thought out very much and Union Representatives were not dealt with fairly or dealt with at all. Hence is why I see the law suits coming. Please scrap the idea.