Thursday, February 7, 2013
Army Slides Show Cuts to Readiness
By Matthew Cox
A set of Army briefing slides outlining the devastating effects of Sequestration has mysteriously surfaced and is circulating the Web just two days before senior leaders are scheduled to present them to the White House.
“Effects of FY13 Fiscal Uncertainty on Army OMA Accounts” lays out the potential funding cuts to the service operations and maintenance efforts.
The Pentagon is facing $5.3 billion in Sequestration cuts in March if Congress cannot find a way to prevent the mandatory spending reductions. All of the services will likely have to furlough hundreds of thousands of workers, cut back on contractor logistics support, freeze sustainment of thousands of vehicles and other equipment and gut training.
The services are scheduled to present their plans to the White House on Friday. Here are the highlights of potential financial impacts of Sequestration and other shortfalls the Army is facing in the coming months:
– Only deploying units in Afghanistan, Korea and the division ready brigade will be allowed to conduct readiness training. All other units will conduct collective small unit training in first part of fiscal 2014. That means 78 percent of non-deploying brigade combat teams will be ill-prepared for future contingency operations.
– Interrupts timeline for pulling vehicles and equipment out of Afghanistan and delays reset of $20 billion in post war equipment needed for future operations.
– No new depot maintenance orders issued beyond January. This could affect units in Alaska, Georgia, Hawaii, Colorado, Kentucky, Louisiana, New York and North Carolina and delay the repair and reset of 1,300 tactical vehicles, 14,000 radios and 17,000 weapons.
– 250,000 Army civilians would be furloughed for up to 22 days.
– 5,000 contract, temporary and term employees would be released.
– 21 of the Army’s 26 major acquisition priorities could incur significant Nunn-McCurdy breaches, affecting 300 contractors and 1000 suppliers in 40 states.
– $2.5 billion worth of contractor logistics support would be unfunded, impacting counter improvised explosive device operations, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and aviation operations.
The slides also state that the Army “will not compromise” on $25 billion war spending. This includes $1.3 billion in “critical family programs.
THIS IS JUST THE ARMY! HAVEN'T YET SEEN CUTS TO NAVY & MARINES.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PICTURES DID YOU VOTE FOR?
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
8,830,026: Americans on Disability Hits New Record for 192nd Straight Month February 5, 2013
(CNSNews.com) - The number of American workers collecting federal disability payments climbed to yet another record high of 8,830,026 in January, up from 8,827,795 in December, according to newly released data from the Social Security Administration.
This is the 192nd straight month that the number of American workers collecting federal disability payments has increased. The last time the number of Americans collecting disability decreased was in January 1997. That month the number of workers taking disability dropped by 249 people—from 4,385,623 in December 1996 to 4,385,374 in January 1997.
As the overall number of Americans collecting disability has increased, the ratio of full-time workers to disability beneficiaries has decreased.
In December 1968, 1,295,428 Americans collected disability and 65,630,000 worked full-time. Thus, there were about 51 Americans working full-time for each person collecting disability at that time. In January 1997, the last time the number of disability beneficiaries declined, 4,385,374 Americans collected disability and 104,900,000 worked full-time. Thus, there were then about 24 Americans working full-time for each person collecting disability.
In January 2013, with a record 8,830,026 Americans collecting disability and 115,918,000 working fulltime, there were only 13 Americans working full-time for each person collecting disability.
ANOTHER SPACESHIP OF WAL-MARTIANS HAS LANDED
Here's the latest Wal-Mart "beauties". They just keep getting better and better....or should I say worse and worse. WOW!!! Where do these people crawl out from?
Don't view just after eating
ANOTHER SPACESHIP OF WAL-MARTIANS HAS LANDED
Careful don't smother the kid!! Man, that is one big boob!
Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep!!
Makes Billy Rae Cyrus hair look good!!
Turn at the Y junction?
WTF?
Again WTF!
Only at Wal Mart!
Maybe that should point up?
Willy Wonka's family!
Just Gross!
Missed the sign .... Shirt required!
I shouldn't have passed out at that party!
What do you mean “we have to pay for our stuff?”
The only normal one shopping!
OMG Budah fell over and can't get up!
What the shit?
Damed thong’s giving me a weggie!
Can you say shimmer!
Shear wear is not for the rolly polly............
I'm a size small!! (in my own head anyway!)
The martians have landed.....
Don't pick the flowers!
Guns.... only in Wal Mart!
Bird Brain?
Please.... look in the mirror before you leave the house!!
?????????????
I hope its Halloween!
Don’t you you feel better just knowing there are people out there who make you look good !!!
John Smith started the day early having set his alarm clock.......
(MADE IN JAPAN )
for 6 am ..
While his coffeepot
(MADE IN CHINA)
was perking, he shaved with his
electric razor
(MADE IN HONG KONG)
He put on a
dress shirt
(MADE IN SRI LANKA),
designer jeans
(MADE IN SINGAPORE)
and
tennis shoes
(MADE IN KOREA)
After cooking his breakfast in his new
electric skillet
(MADE IN INDIA)
he sat down with his
calculator
(MADE IN MEXICO)
to see how much he could spend today. After setting his
watch
(MADE IN TAIWAN )
to the radio
(MADE IN INDIA )
he got in his car
(MADE IN GERMANY )
filled it with GAS
(from Saudi Arabia )
and continued his search
for a good paying AMERICAN JOB.
At the end of yet another discouraging
and fruitless day
checking his
Computer
( made in MALAYSIA ),
John decided to relax for a while.
He put on his sandals
(MADE IN BRAZIL ),
poured himself a glass of
wine
(MADE IN FRANCE )
and turned on his
TV
(MADE IN INDONESIA ),
and then wondered why he can't
find a good paying job
in AMERICA
AND NOW HE'S HOPING HE CAN GET HELP FROM A PRESIDENT
MADE IN KENYA
USING MONEY FROM
CHINA
You gotta keep this one circulating!
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