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By scooby
Just heard NIF is sending back Procurement and ES&H..Anyone know if that is true?

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Anonymous said…
Only know of a few procurement contactors and retirees that were sent packing. Only a few more to go and they'll be down to a skeleton crew. I guess when you're not buying anything due to funding loss this move would make sense. A $100M short fall means 333 people need to scoot immediately if not sooner. As they get into 2014 a little deeper they'll need to make more purchases which translates into more lay-offs. It's all good and this saga will repeat itself year after year from now on.
10/04/2013 5:12 AM
Anonymous said…
Reality dictates that as money decreases the program shrinks, nothing new here. It is the way it has always been with the programs. It is your client deciding what they want.
10/04/2013 5:52 AM
Anonymous said…
Reality dictates that as money decreases the program shrinks. Nothing new here. It has always been this way with the programs.
10/04/2013 5:53 AM
Anonymous said…
Thanks for that amazing insight, double-bubba.
10/04/2013 11:18 AM
Anonymous said…
Well we are dealing with NIF. They probably need the message twice & simply stated.
10/04/2013 2:36 PM
Anonymous said…
furloughs to start october 14.
10/06/2013 6:18 PM
Anonymous said…
Parney to hold all-hands Monday at 2pm.
10/06/2013 6:20 PM
Anonymous said…
Lets just hope if they close the doors on the 11th, they keep them closed until a new budget is passed and stop the political ploys for votes in 2016 so when one socialist steps down another socialist steps in for eight more years. This nation cannot take this BS any longer. The games being played are all so clear.
10/07/2013 7:34 AM
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