Statement by Senator Daniel K. Akaka on the DC District Court Ruling on the National Security Personnel System
February 27, 2006
Washington, D.C.--"Today the US District Court for the District of Columbia confirmed what I have long believed to be true about the National Security Personnel System -- that NSPS strips key employee rights and protections. Judge Emmet Sullivan found that the system does not ensure collective bargaining, that the National Security Labor Relations Board is not independent, and that the new appeals process is not fair. This ruling affirms my contention that the NSPS is a no-win situation for Hawaii and the nation's DoD civilian employees.
"Hopefully the Department of Defense and the Office of Personnel Management will now engage in meaningful discussions with employee representatives and really listen to their suggestions to develop a personnel system that preserves collective bargaining and appeals in both name and substance. Our nation and our employees deserve no less."
Senator Akaka is the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and the Ranking Member of the Readiness Subcommittee on the Senate Armed Services Committee. He was one of three Senators to vote against legislation creating NSPS in 2003.
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February 2006
- Statement by Senator Daniel K. Akaka on the DC District Court Ruling on the National Security Personnel System [February 27, 2006]
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- Akaka Remains Concerned VA Budget Leaves Veterans to Struggle [February 16, 2006]
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- Akaka Urges Secretary Chertoff to Protect Hawaii [February 15, 2006]
- Akaka Renews Request for Pacific Homeland Security Office in Hawaii [February 14, 2006]
- Akaka Welcomes the American Bar Association's Support For Federal Recognition to Native Hawaiians [February 13, 2006]
- Akaka Questions Former FEMA Director on Loss of Mitigation Funding [February 10, 2006]
- Akaka Named as Conferee to First Postal Reform Bill in 30 Years [February 9, 2006]
- Budget Fails to Provide Funding Where Needed Most [February 6, 2006]
- GAO Audit Shows Accounting Gimmick Used to Formulate VA Budget [February 2, 2006]
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