We can only hope this comes to pass
Nov 28, 2011, 6:58 am
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We can only hope this comes to pass
A better idea would be to close the entire agency, but this would be a good start.
Extended pay freeze, layoffs likely
By STEPHEN LOSEY | Last Updated:November 28, 2011
The supercommittee's failure to strike a deficit deal and triggering of $1.2 trillion in sequestration cuts could prompt the most drastic government realignment since the Clinton administration.
The sequestration cuts technically begin in January 2013, but experts say agencies will probably start laying the groundwork this fiscal year to prepare for those budget reductions. That's likely to mean 2012 will see a hiring freeze, buyouts and early outs, and maybe even layoffs through reductions-in-force to start bringing payroll costs down.
Agencies could be forced to cut tens of thousands of vital jobs, such as Border Patrol, FBI and other law enforcement agents, Transportation Security Administration screeners and air traffic controllers.
By STEPHEN LOSEY | Last Updated:November 28, 2011
The supercommittee's failure to strike a deficit deal and triggering of $1.2 trillion in sequestration cuts could prompt the most drastic government realignment since the Clinton administration.
The sequestration cuts technically begin in January 2013, but experts say agencies will probably start laying the groundwork this fiscal year to prepare for those budget reductions. That's likely to mean 2012 will see a hiring freeze, buyouts and early outs, and maybe even layoffs through reductions-in-force to start bringing payroll costs down.
Agencies could be forced to cut tens of thousands of vital jobs, such as Border Patrol, FBI and other law enforcement agents, Transportation Security Administration screeners and air traffic controllers.
Nov 28, 2011, 7:04 am
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(Just 3 polysyllabic words! Well, 4 now.
Does the "%" count?)
Nov 28, 2011, 9:10 am
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I, for one, love the polysyllabic words - so nice to hear (read?)
Nov 28, 2011, 9:22 am
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The problem is that they can create a situation wherein they are missed by just deliberately permitting security lines to become horrendous. Once folks start missing flights after standing in lines for hours, they will demand that TSA hire more employees, not that the agency be disbanded.
Nov 28, 2011, 9:46 am
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Reducing staff would present two options:
a) dispense with some of current procedures
b) perpetuate current procedures using fewer staff.
Now really, which do you think the TSA would select ?
Then extrapolate as to what the effect on going through 'security' would be.
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Nov 28, 2011, 10:10 am
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The problem is that they can create a situation wherein they are missed by just deliberately permitting security lines to become horrendous. Once folks start missing flights after standing in lines for hours, they will demand that TSA hire more employees, not that the agency be disbanded.
Of course funding for tsa is going to be drastically cut. Among other expenditures. Or has no one noticed the seizing up of the bond market in Europe, denying government funding across the board. for exactly this reason...no more money.
Nov 28, 2011, 10:30 am
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Perhaps. It might also be the straw that breaks the camels back.
Of course funding for tsa is going to be drastically cut. Among other expenditures. Or has no one noticed the seizing up of the bond market in Europe, denying government funding across the board. for exactly this reason...no more money.
Of course funding for tsa is going to be drastically cut. Among other expenditures. Or has no one noticed the seizing up of the bond market in Europe, denying government funding across the board. for exactly this reason...no more money.
I agree that they can manipulate visible signs at airports to make life miserable when the budget squeeze comes
Nov 28, 2011, 10:44 am
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Exactly. The TSA has expanded its procedures[sic] to the point where the current staffing levels are necessary to perform (I use the term loosely) them.
Reducing staff would present two options:
a) dispense with some of current procedures
b) perpetuate current procedures using fewer staff.
Now really, which do you think the TSA would select ?
Then extrapolate as to what the effect on going through 'security' would be.
Reducing staff would present two options:
a) dispense with some of current procedures
b) perpetuate current procedures using fewer staff.
Now really, which do you think the TSA would select ?
Then extrapolate as to what the effect on going through 'security' would be.
Nov 28, 2011, 12:40 pm
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The overwhelming proportion of the TSA's budget is people. So, they are not likely to cut acquisition programs, such as more Cancer Machines or other invasive and draconian devices. One would think that the first things to go would be the intrusions on other forms of transportation using the VIPR teams or their attacks on general aviation. But, they could declare that these are essential missions and push more of the funding on the states.
I agree that they can manipulate visible signs at airports to make life miserable when the budget squeeze comes
I agree that they can manipulate visible signs at airports to make life miserable when the budget squeeze comes
Nov 28, 2011, 2:14 pm
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Push funding to the states? That's too funny. The states all need bailouts, except maybe North Dakota.
The states & local governments gladly shell out tax dollars in support of VIPR exercises and train/bus/truck harassments. The TSA could decide that the states should reimburse the TSA for their VIPR costs.
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The overwhelming proportion of the TSA's budget is people. So, they are not likely to cut acquisition programs, such as more Cancer Machines or other invasive and draconian devices. One would think that the first things to go would be the intrusions on other forms of transportation using the VIPR teams or their attacks on general aviation. But, they could declare that these are essential missions and push more of the funding on the states.
I agree that they can manipulate visible signs at airports to make life miserable when the budget squeeze comes
I agree that they can manipulate visible signs at airports to make life miserable when the budget squeeze comes
Nov 28, 2011, 4:57 pm
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The states & local governments gladly shell out tax dollars in support of VIPR exercises and train/bus/truck harassments. The TSA could decide that the states should reimburse the TSA for their VIPR costs.
The states & local governments gladly shell out tax dollars in support of VIPR exercises and train/bus/truck harassments. The TSA could decide that the states should reimburse the TSA for their VIPR costs.
