Comment Number: OL-10512097
Received: 3/16/2005 9:16:24 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:

I THINK THIS PARAGRAPH SUMS IT UP. 9901.928 SAVINGS PROVISIONS THE LAST SENTENCE STATES "ANY REMEDY THAT APPLIES AFTER THE DATE OF COVERAGE UNDER ANY PROVISION OF THIS PART AND THAT IS IN CONFLICT WITH APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THIS PART IS NOT ENFORCEABLE." AS ALL OF THE NSPS INFORMATION IS SO DIFFICULT/IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO UNDERSTAND ESPECIALLY IN A SHORT (30 DAY) TIME PERIOD I BELIEVE THIS TO MEAN THAT IF IT DOES NOT GET ACKNOWLEDGED AND CHANGED PRIOR TO NSPS ACCEPTANCE, WE ARE SIMPLY STUCK WITH. 9901.407(B) "INCLUDING ONE OR MORE INTERIM PERFORMANCE REVIEWS DURING EACH APPRAISAL PERIOD." DO THEY REALLY CALL ONGOING FEEDBACK "REGULAR AND TIMELY" ONE OR MORE INTERIM PERFORMANCE REVIEWS DURING EACH APPRAISAL PERIOD. A PERSON CAN STILL BE FIRED OR PAY DRASTICALLY REDUCED EVEN THOUGH 1 FEEDBACK HAS BEEN PROVIDED AND NOT NECESSARILY BY AN IMPARTIAL PERSON. 9901.352(A) SETTING PAY UPON REASSIGNMENT. YOUR PAY MAY EVEN BE REDUCED JUST BECAUSE YOU MAY BE REASSIGNED. I THINK FOLKS HAVE FORGOTTEN THAT THEY MAY BE AFFECTING YOUR RETIREMENT AND THEY NOT ONLY SHOULD NOT HAVE THAT RIGHT BUT WE HAVE GOOD RULES AND SAFEGUARDS SET INTO THE CSRS RETIREMENT SYSTEM THAT I DON'T THINK ANYONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO CHANGE. 9901.331 GENERAL. YES THIS PARA IS GENERAL. IT IS SO VAGUE. WHY IS EVERYTHING WRITTEN REFERRING TO OTHER PARAGRAPHS AND THEN THE POINT IS STILL NOT CLEAR WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED READING. PAGE 7569 6. NATIONAL SECURITY LABOR RELATIONS BOARD IN THE FIRST SENTENCE, THE SECRETARY WOULD BE APPOINTING THREE MEMBERS TO FIXED (HOW LONG?) TERMS AND ARE THEY GOING TO BE REPUBLICANS??? I DO NOT BELIEVE THERE WILL BE ANY MORE SECURITY THAN WE HAVE NOW. WE WHO HAVE WORKED FOR DOD FOR A LONG TIME KNOW WHAT SECURITY IS AND I DON'T THINK TURNING OUR EMPLOYMENT GUIDELINES UPSIDE DOWN AND TAKING AWAY RIGHTS THAT WERE GIVEN AND VOTED ON WILL CHANGE ANYTHING ABOUT SECURITY.