| Comment Number: | OL-10511811 |
| Received: | 3/16/2005 5:29:56 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:
Pay subpart C and Performance Mgt Subpart D: Have a problem with the "new locality" pay - the cost of living in certain areas play a deciding factor on moving to a high cost of living area. Performance based pay - sound good BUT it stinks of the good old boy system. If supervisor likes you, you'll do fine. If not liked, you'll be fired or kept at a low scale. It's usually the pets who win the awards and are recognized. This new system will just reinforce that system. Supposedly everyone will be trained and understand the requirements, more communication, etc. WRONG. Based on the past of training for civil servants, there is very, very, very little training by experts. It's usually OJT or trial and error. The other problem is how well the supervisor is willing to "fight" for the pot of money to pay their members. The winner will be the one who can debate the best not perform the job the best. As for the pay banding proposal (example was GS1-12 all grouped together), See BIG problem with that wide spread. It needs to be broken down at least in half (such as GS-1 to 8 and GS-9-12).