Guest Vern Edwards Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 The American Federation of Government Employees has published a report entitled, "Reducing Spending on Service Contracts in Order to Comply with Sequestration," available here: http://afgeunionblog.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/sequestration_4-pager_single_feb6-2.pdf. The Professional Services Council has produced two responses: http://www.federalnewsradio.com/204/3223087/Could-cutting-service-contracts-avert-sequestration-furloughs http://www.pscouncil.org/News2/NewsReleases/2013/PSC__Union_Backed_Contractor_Cuts_Misses_Critical_Consideration.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airborne373 Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 Tried the first link to the report, said file not found this might work http://afgeunionblog.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/sequestration_4-pager_single_feb6-2.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boof Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 I say let sequestration happen as long as it is truely an 8.x% cut on everybody and every program. We have to get the budget under control somehow and Congress can't seem to find a way other than across the board. I will enjoy my month of furlough this summer knowing I did my part for the debt reduction while visiting my grandkids. However, I don't want to lose my money if everyone isn't feeling the pain an equal amount. I suspect Congress will come up with some last minute plan that penalizes us FEDS more and bails out the big money special interests. Everyone has been living above their means for a long time even if they didn't realize it and unfortunately balancing the budget is going to hurt a lot more than this before it is complete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris M Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 We all know we have the ability, contractually, to assist the powers that be in reducing contract spending. I think it's more a matter of getting the request from the requiring activity to actually issue the modifications necessary to reduce the spending. Is it just me but when I hear the talking heads discuss 'reducing government spending' I automatically think of how much we spend on contracts? (probably because my profession is doing just that, spending the Government's money) But no one in Congress wants to reduce the spending in their jusidiction, "we need to reduce spending" (yelling voice)..... "in someone else's jusidiction" (under their breath voice) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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