| Comment Number: | OL-10512001 |
| Received: | 3/16/2005 7:35:36 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:
The annual increase under the GS pay system was guaranteed. In the future, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will dictate how much can be spent on employee pay. The NSPS proposed rules do provide for periodic rate range adjustments, however, DoD says that it will adjust these rate ranges at their discretion through an undisclosed process. If DoD had conformed to OMB guidance over the last 3 years instead of the current pay process, our salary level would be about 6% less. In the Federal Aviation Administration, that has a pay system similar to NSPS, many employees, including those rated outstanding, have not had a pay increase in 3 years. Many have filed age discrimination claims as a result. This will not work just as shown with other agencys, the courts will be tied up.