| Comment Number: | OL-10511979 |
| Received: | 3/16/2005 7:06:01 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:
Subpart A - Employees will be bound by regulations that are yet to be established, are exempt from existing public law, and are not subject to challenge - even at the Congressional level. Subpart B - Not enough information to comment. Mangers/supervisors however, are just giddy over the assurance of more money and more power with less accountability. Subpart C - Would you pay the military this way? If not, why not? The reasons you would not are obvious and valid for DoD civilians also. Reference the pending class action suit of paybanded FAA employees Subparts D and E - Darlene Druyun exemplifies the potential (and to some extent likely) results of this proposed rule at all levels. How many people were complicit in her actions and why? Subpart F - This will no doubt be used to settle old scores Subparts G, H, and I - Evisceration of DoD employee rights to due process and collective bargaining should not be necessary if the intent is to treat them fairly Summary comment: This proposed rule turns back the clock to the days of the political spoils system and personal patronage. Gone is the concept of a public servant who serves with with absolute honesty and some accountability to the taxpayer to carry out the daily functions of Government. The current system serves the public well and is sufficiently flexible to continue to do so. It should not be abandoned for strongman rule.