Findings on NSPS Pay Structure Leave Some Cold

NSPS has been roundly criticized by staff members and union leaders who say subjective performance evaluations could be used to limit pay. The review panel heard many complaints that supervisors were pressured not to give too many employees a rating of 4, out of 5, apparently because money was not available to pay staffers who received the relatively high rating, according to Rudy deLeon, a former deputy secretary of defense who chaired the panel.

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