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CIVILIAN WORK FORCE REQUIREMENTS. I PARTICULARLY WANT TO THANK OUR WITNESSES FOR THEIR PATIENCE DURING THIS SERIES OF VOTES, AND WE APOLOGIZE TO YOU...
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TESTING -- THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL WORK FORCE PROVIDES A CRITICAL SUPPORT TO OUR WAR FIGHTERS. THE CIVILIAN WORK FORCE IS ESSENTIAL...
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| 00:11:02 |
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CONSENT BE MADE IN ORDER TO DEPART FROM REGULAR ORDER. I THINK THIS WILL PROVIDE A ROUNDTABLE-TYPE FORM AND ENHANCE THE DIALOGUE OF THESE VERY IMPORTANT...
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| 00:11:45 |
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AS WITH THE FUTURE, WE MUST CONTINUE TO STRIVE TO ACHIEVE THE
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| 00:11:49 |
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MOST EFFECTIVE, EFFICIENT, AND APPROPRIATE MIX OF OUR WORK FORCE. THE DEPARTMENT'S CURRENT PLANS, REFLECTED IN THE BUDGET REQUEST FOR '13, REFLECT A...
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| 00:17:01 |
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MR. CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY TO DISCUSS A GAO'S OBSERVATIONS
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| 00:17:08 |
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ON DOD'S CIVILIAN WORK FORCE REQUIREMENTS. THE WORK FORCE CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 783,000 PERSONNEL , AND PERFORMS A WIDE VARIETY OF DUTIES, INCLUDING...
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| 00:21:40 |
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VOLLRATH, WE ARE DELIGHTED TO HAVE YOU TO DATE YOU ARE THE PRINCIPAL DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR READINESS. YOU BRING WITH YOU A GREAT DEAL...
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| 00:23:00 |
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FORCE. IF SEQUESTRATION WERE TO BE A FACT, THE CIVILIAN WORKFORCE MONEY IS IN THE ONM ACCOUNT, AND DEFENSE AND OTHER AGENCIES CANNOT MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT...
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| 00:24:30 |
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THAN IF -- UNLESS IT IS CHANGED, IT WILL BE THERE NO DIFFERENT THAN IF WE PASSED A BUDGET. CAN YOU TELL US WHAT SPECIFIC STEPS YOU ARE TAKING ON THE...
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| 00:24:54 |
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WE NEED TO WORK WITH CONGRESS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE IMPACT OF THIS COULD BE. I DON'T HAVE DETAILS ABOUT THAT. I KNOW THAT THE DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE...
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| 00:27:10 |
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STRATEGIC PLAN IN TERMS OF THE WORKFORCE. CAN YOU WALK ME THROUGH THE TIME IN ITS REQUIREMENTS SO THAT IT WILL BE REQUIRED, BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, I COME...
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| 00:27:50 |
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LET'S START WITH THE INTELLIGENT REVIEW OF THE REQUIREMENTS. HOW LONG WOULD THAT TAKE? >>
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| 00:28:00 |
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UM, I WOULD ESTIMATE THE BEST CASE WOULD BE AT LEAST THREE TO FOUR MONTHS. I SAY THAT BECAUSE AN
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| 00:28:10 |
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INTELLIGENT REVIEW HAS TO BE MISSION-BASED. >> IF IT WERE TO TAKE THREE TO FOUR MONTHS AND WE ONLY HAVE FIVE MONTHS, DOES IT SURPRISE YOU THAT WE NOT...
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| 00:28:22 |
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NO, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK ANYBODY HAS BEEN ABLE TO COME TO GRIPS YET WITH THE SEVERITY OF WHAT SEQUESTRATION MEANS. >>
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| 00:28:32 |
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IS IT YOUR OPINION THAT PEOPLE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DO NOT UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS THE LAW AND IT WILL TAKE PLACE IN JANUARY? >>
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| 00:28:41 |
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MR. CHAIRMAN, THEY UNDERSTAND IT IS THE LAW. >> WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS IT WILL TAKE A MINIMUM FOR YOUR
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| 00:28:50 |
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MONTHS TO DO THE ANALYTICAL REVIEW -- HAS ANYBODY
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| 00:28:54 |
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INSTRUCTED YOU TO BEGIN THAT PROCESS, OR HAS ANYONE INSTRUCTED YOU NOT TO PLAN FOR SEQUESTRATION? >> NEITHER. >> THEN WHY WOULD YOUR DEPARTMENT NOT...
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| 00:29:11 |
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JANUARY AND YOU KNOW IT WILL TAKE FOUR MONTHS, AT LEAST COME TO DO THE ANALYSIS BEFORE YOU BEGIN THE PROCESS? >> AS THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE HAS SAID,...
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| 00:29:25 |
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TO WORK WITH CONGRESS TO ADDRESS THE EFFECTS OF SEQUESTRATION, AND I BELIEVE IN MUCH MORE ROBUST DISCUSSION CAN BE HAD AROUND THAT QUESTION WHEN THE ...
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| 00:29:51 |
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THEY WHEN NOT TAKE ANY ACTION, EASED HEARD THE PRESIDENT SAY HE WOULD VETO ANY ACTION AND SEQUESTRATION. IT IS THE LAW, IT IS IT COMING. I WOULD THINK...
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| 00:30:40 |
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NOW THAT SUGGESTS IT WILL BE ADDRESSED? >> PERSONALLY, I HAVE NOT. >> WHO WOULD
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| 00:30:46 |
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MAKE THE DECISION WITHIN YOUR DEPARTMENT TO START THIS ANALYSIS? >> THAT WOULD HAVE TO START WITH THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. >>
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| 00:30:54 |
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THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE HAS GIVEN YOU KNOW INSTRUCTION AT ALL TO START THAT ANALYSIS? >> I PERSONALLY OF NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF
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| 00:31:03 |
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INSTRUCTION -- >> BUT YOU WOULD KNOW IF THAT TOOK PLACE, WOULD
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| 00:31:08 |
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YOU NOT? >> NOT NECESSARILY, BECAUSE THIS IS A LARGE STRATEGIC MOVEMENTS. >>
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| 00:31:14 |
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SO IF YOU
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| 00:31:18 |
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WOULDN'T KNOW, WHO WOULD KNOW ABOUT YOU? >> AT THIS STAGE, I WOULD DEFER TO THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
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| 00:31:30 |
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AND THE PRESIDENT -- >> THEY WOULD NOT DO THE ACTUAL
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| 00:31:35 |
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PLANNING PAID TO WOULD KNOW AT THE ACTUAL DEPARTMENT
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| 00:31:41 |
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TO DO-WHAT PLAN? IT IS TO -- DO THE ACTUAL PLANNING? >> I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY PLANNING, BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN THERE IS NO PLANNING. >> WELL, HELP...
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| 00:31:57 |
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YOUR TESTIMONY THAT, IF THE PLANNING WERE TAKING PLACE, YOU WOULD KNOW IT, AND
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| 00:32:02 |
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THEN YOU SAY YOU DON'T KNOW IT, BUT THEN YOU SIT AT THE PLANT COULD BE TAKING PLACE. >> -- BUT THEN YOU SAY THAT THE PLANNING COULD BE TAKING PLACE. >>...
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| 00:32:17 |
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AND TODAY YOU ARE NOT AWARE OF THAT. >>
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| 00:32:21 |
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THAT IS CORRECT. >> ARE YOU AWARE THAT ANYONE HAS TOLD YOU NOT TO DO THE PLANNING PRANKS? >> NOBODY HAS
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| 00:32:32 |
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TOLD ME NOT TO DO THE PLANNING. THERE HAVE TO BE SOME DECISIONS, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE,
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| 00:32:39 |
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ABOUT THE FORCE AND ITS SHAPE, AND THE DECISIONS RELEVANT TO THAT. >> WALKED ME THROUGH THE TIE LIN -- TO THE TIMELINE THAT WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH FOR
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| 00:32:56 |
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THE PROCESS. >> ONCE A DECISION IS MADE, AND IT IS THE DECISION MADE, WE WOULD GIVE THE EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE BEEN
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| 00:33:10 |
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AFFECTED A 60-DAY NOTICE PERIOD PRIOR TO THOSE EMPLOYEES BEING NOTIFIED, WE BY LAW MUST NOTIFY CONGRESS OF OUR INTENT TO CONDUCT A REDUCTION IN FORCE....
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| 00:33:43 |
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THAT, TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE? -- IS, FROM JAN YAMAR FOURTH, SEPTEMBER 21 -- IS IT THAT, TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE? >> MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER....
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| 00:34:07 |
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WE WOULD HAVE A DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT ON OUR OTHER COUNTS? YOU MENTIONED TWO OF THEM, FEEL AND TRAINING, SPECIFICALLY. WHAT DID NOT STAND TO REASON...
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| 00:34:54 |
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IN THE ONM ACCOUNT. >> IT WOULD HAVE TO BE SOMEWHERE OTHER
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| 00:35:01 |
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THAN PERSONAL. -- PERSONNEL. >> IT IS
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| 00:35:07 |
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CLEARLY, AS YOU STATED, A ZERO SUM GAME. >> I AM GOING TO GO NOW TO MS.
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| 00:35:15 |
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BORDALLO. WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR HER QUESTIONS. >>
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| 00:35:21 |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIRMAN. MR.
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| 00:35:29 |
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VOLLRATH, CAN YOU COMMENT ON THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CUTS PROPOSED TO THE WORK FORCE, WHAT RISKS MIGHT BE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT APPROACH IF THEY...
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| 00:36:34 |
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DOD TO LOOK AT THEIR WORKFORCE PLANNING, SPECIFICALLY TO START WITH CRITICAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCYIES, AND WE WOULD DISCUSS THAT DOD HAS IDENTIFIED CRITICAL...
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| 00:38:16 |
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THERE MUST BE POSITIONS, BECAUSE WHEN YOU GO IN THE MILITARY, YOU ARE THERE FOR COMBAT DUTIES MAINLY. THERE MUST BE A GREAT NUMBER OF POSITIONS THAT...
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| 00:38:56 |
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WOULD BE MILITARY, CIVILIANS, AND THE CONTRACTOR FORCE. IT WOULD BE A REQUIREMENT BY DOD TO INCLUDE AN ASSESSMENT OF OVERALL PERSONNEL. WHEN WE LAST ISSUED...
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| 00:40:03 |
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CIVILIANS PERFORM THAT ARE MORE ALIGNED WITH WHAT THEY WOULD BE DOING VERSUS WITH THE MILITARY WOULD BE DOING? >> CORRECT. >> IN A SIMPLE STEP, IT WOULD...
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| 00:40:26 |
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REQUIREMENTS. WHEN I TALK ABOUT BASE SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS, THE WAY THAT I LOOK AT THE STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF THE WORK FORCE IS, ONCE YOU DECIDE WHAT...
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| 00:43:20 |
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EFFICIENCIES INITIATIVE THAT COULD BE HELPFUL FOR DEVELOPING A WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT PLAN, AND HOW ARE THE INITIATIVES ASSOCIATED IT WITH THAT ADDRESSED...
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| 00:43:43 |
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CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? WE'LL LOOK -- ARE LOOKING AT THE CURRENT OVERALL WORKFORCE PLANS
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| 00:43:53 |
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TO, AND THE REQUIREMENTS CONGRESS PUT IN FORCE FOR DOD AS WELL AS EVENTS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE THE NEXT FEW YEARS. WE'RE NOT IN A POSITION AT THIS...
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| 00:44:30 |
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INFORMATION TOOLS TO HELP GUIDE US BETTER. FOR EXAMPLE, THE INVENTORY OF CONTRACT SERVICES WAS NOT ROBUSTLY SUPPORTED IN THE PAST. WE NOW BELIEVE WE HAVE...
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| 00:45:58 |
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PLAN? >> BECAUSE OF ITS COMPLEXITY. A STRATEGIC WORK FORCE PLAN -- IT DEPENDS ON HOW YOU WANT TO LOOK AT WHAT THE STRATEGIC WORK FORCE PLAN IS. THE
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| 00:46:09 |
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BIG PROBLEM HAS BEEN TO TRY TO GET ALL THREE COMPONENTS CLEARLY IDENTIFIED AND, IF YOU WILL, IN A BOX THAT YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT IT TOGETHER. IT HAS...
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| 00:48:28 |
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I'D RECOMMEND AGAINST HAVING ANY PARTICULAR ARTERY NUMBERED. IF WE EVER DO THA --
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| 00:48:40 |
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ANY PARTICULAR ARBITRARY NUMBER. THAT IS NOT TO SAY THAT FOR THE SICK OF LOOKING AT POTENTIAL IMPACTS, LOOKING AT POTENTIAL DOLLAR CUTS IN THE BUDGET...
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| 00:49:35 |
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FOR FIVE MINUTES. >> THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN, AND THANK
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| 00:49:40 |
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YOU, BOTH OF YOU, FOR YOUR TESTIMONY. I WILL TALK ABOUT THE CIVILIAN WORK FORCE, BUT NOT AS IT RELATES TO
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| 00:49:46 |
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SEQUESTRATION, BECAUSE IT'S NOT EVEN PERSONALLY, I THINK THERE IS MANY OTHER BASES AROUND THE COUNTRY THAT HAVE A SIMILAR PROBLEM THAT I HAVE THAT CAME...
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| 00:51:37 |
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GRADE, SO I WILL TAKE THAT QUESTION AND GET YOU AN ANSWER FOR THE RECORD. LET ME TAKE THAT AND GO A STEP FURTHER, BECAUSE HE MENTIONED THE BASE CLOSURE...
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| 00:53:16 |
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OF THEM ARE VETERANS ALSO. WE ARE IN THAT WORLD OF TAKING CARE OF THEM MEN AND WOMEN WHO TAKE CARE OF US. I THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN. I YIELD BACK. >> GENTLEMAN...
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| 00:53:42 |
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TO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AS WELL. I THINK WE UNDERSTAND AND ACCEPT THAT THE CIVILIAN WORKFORCE FORMS CRITICAL WORK ON BEHALF
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| 00:53:49 |
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OF OUR TROOPS AND NATIONAL SECURITY. THEY WORK EVERY DAY TO BUILD EQUIPMENT THAT KEEPS OUR TROOPS SAFE ON THE FIELD, THE BATTLEFIELD, AND THEY PRODUCE...
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| 00:56:11 |
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IT IT IT COULD BE SEQUESTRATION, IT COULD BE OTHER CUTS THAT COME DOWN THE PIKE. >> AS YOU CORRECTLY POINT OUT, WE NEED
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| 00:56:18 |
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TO MAKE REASONED DECISIONS AND SET PRIORITIES.
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| 00:56:24 |
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AS WE EXECUTE "STRATEGIC TEAM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT -- STRATEGIC HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT." THERE IS GUIDANCE GIVEN IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF BUDGETS AND THE...
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| 00:57:39 |
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HAVE ABOUT FOUR OTHER QUESTIONS. I WILL SUBMIT THOSE FOR THE RECORD TO YOU. WE HAVE THE
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| 00:57:54 |
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LEAST ONE FOR YOU. >> THAT WILL BE FINE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSISSIPPI IS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. >> I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.
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| 00:58:11 |
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I THINK OF DOD CIVILIANS AND THINK OF THE MILITARY.
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| 00:58:17 |
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CAN YOU TELL ME HOW MANY OF THE DEITY CIVILIANS HAVE VETERAN STATUS OR HAVE SERVED IN THE MILITARY? THEY MAY NOT HAVE THEIR 20 YEARS. >> I CANNOT. I KNOW...
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| 00:58:36 |
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RECORD, I WILL GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION. A LARGE PORTION HAS VETERAN STATUS. IN THE HIRING PROCESS, VETERANS HAVE SOME PREFERENCE IN HIRING. THAT IS...
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| 00:59:13 |
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20 OR 30 YEARS, BEING ABLE TO SIT NEXT TO A TRUE CIVILIAN WHO HAS NEVER WORN THE UNIFORM OR IN BOOT CAMP AND CAN HELP, HE WILL BRING HIS SKILL SET BUT...
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| 00:59:57 |
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ON THAT COMMITTEE AND REPORT HOW REACHED ONE OF THE DIFFERENT AGENCIES IS DOING TO FOCUS ON THOSE VETERANS. >> CAN DOD CIVILIANS IMMUNIZE? -- UNIONIZE?...
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| 01:00:15 |
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HOW MANY DOD CIVILIANS HAVE BEEN FIRED? >> I DO NOT HAVE THAT NUMBER IN MY HEAD. >> TERMINATED. >> TURN IT
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| 01:00:30 |
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FOR CAUSE -- TERMINATED FOR CAUSE. I DO NOT KNOW
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| 01:00:39 |
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THAT NUMBER. >> TYPICAL THINGS THAT WOULD GET YOU -- >> I UNDERSTAND. IN TERMS OF PERCENTAGE OF THE
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| 01:00:52 |
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WORK FORCE, IT WILL BE RELATIVELY SMALL. I
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| 01:00:55 |
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WILL TAKE IT FOR THE RECORD AND GET BACK. >> WHAT KIND OF TAX BREAKS DUE DOD VOLUMES DEBT? LOTT HAS SERVED
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| 01:01:08 |
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IN AFGHANISTAN -- A LOT HAS SERVEERVED IN AFGHANISTAN. >> I DON'T KNOW WHAT ADDITIONAL TAX BREAKS THEY GET. IT IS A VOLUNTARY WORK FORCE. >>
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| 01:01:29 |
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PROBABLY MORE MORE HAZARD PAY. >> I DO NOT KNOW ON TOP OF MY HEAD.
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| 01:01:37 |
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FOR MILITARY --
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| 01:01:42 |
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CORRECT. >> I WAS READING YOUR BIO. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL MATTERS OF MILITARY
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| 01:01:54 |
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PERSONNEL AND SO FORTH. OUR MILITARY PERSONNEL BANNED FROM ATTENDING POLITICAL EVENTS IN UNIFORM? >> YES. >> THERE SEEM TO BE AN EXCEPTION TO THAT POLICY...
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| 01:02:15 |
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TO MARCH IN A PARADE IN CALIFORNIA. DID THAT DECISION COME FROM YOUR AREA? >> IT DID NOT COME FROM MY AREA. I'M NOT SURE WE CHARACTERIZE THAT AS A POLITICAL...
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| 01:02:33 |
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A UNIQUE EVENT. I'M NOT SURE IT WAS A CLEAR POLITICAL. >> THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOME CONCERN THAT IT WAS POLITICAL BECAUSE IT WAS VERY QUICKLY NOTICED...
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| 01:02:47 |
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WAS A ONETIME EXCEPTION. DO YOU HAVE ANY INTERNAL DISCUSSION ON WHO AUTHORIZED THAT? DO YOU THINK IT WENT THROUGH THE PROPER CHAIN OF COMMAND? I WOULD...
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| 01:03:15 |
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WE DO NEED TO ASSESS FOLLOWING IMPACTS. BUT IT WAS NOT ILL ADVISED OR TAKEN LIGHTLY. >> I SEE MY TIME IS OVER. TRADITION IS ONE THING THAT HAS SERVED...
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| 01:03:36 |
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WITH TRADITION I DON'T THINK IS A GOOD THING TO DO AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY. >> HOW CAN YOU SAY THE PROPER PEOPLE AND THE PROPER AUTHORITIES...
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| 01:03:53 |
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I KNOW WHO MADE THE DECISION. IT WAS IN THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS PART OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. >>
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| 01:04:03 |
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NOT WITH THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS? >> I DO NOT KNOW. >>
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| 01:04:11 |
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THE GENTLE LADY FROM HAWAII IS RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
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| 01:04:22 |
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I HAVE SAT IN THIS COMMITTEE AND ASKED MANY
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| 01:04:28 |
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PEOPLE IN A VERY SIMPLE QUESTION, WHICH IS WHAT THE MILITARY OF THE FUTURE WILL LOOK LIKE. IT TO MY SURPRISE, NO ONE KNOWS. A GENERAL SAID ALL I CAN TELL...
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| 01:05:48 |
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THECYBER WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ON THE TABLE. IT IS NOW. WE HAVE NOW PUT INSIDE THE CAPABILITY TO HAVE GREATER VISIBILITY OF CONTRACTS FOR SERVICES, THE...
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| 01:07:49 |
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GOALS SKILLS FOR THE EXISTING WORK FORCE AS WELL AS THE FUTURE. THE 2010 WAS AN AMENDMENT AND HAS BEEN REQUIRED SINCE 2006 TO DEVELOP SUCH A PLAN. DOD...
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| 01:09:02 |
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THEY ARE NOT OUR IDENTIFICATION. >> WE NEED THE
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| 01:09:11 |
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DOD'S BEST GUESS IN TERMS OF WORKFORCE FOR THE NEXT SEVEN YEARS. >> WE ARE LOOKING FOR WHAT DECISIONS
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| 01:09:19 |
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THEY ARE MAKING THAT ARE DATA-DRIVEN.
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| 01:09:24 |
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THERE ARE WAYS TO GATHER DATA INCLUDING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT. >> BUT IT IS STILL BASED THEIR BEST GUESS. >> COULD BE DATA AS WELL AS SERVICE...
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| 01:09:42 |
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WHAT THOSE CRITICAL SKILLS THAT ARE NEEDED TODAY AS WELL AS WHAT IS ON THE
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| 01:09:47 |
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HORIZON. >> WILL ASK TO BE ABLE TO FOLLOW UP IN WRITING. THANK
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| 01:09:59 |
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YOU. >> LET ME CLOSE A COUPLE OF THE GAPS. YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU WANTED TO ACCOMPLISH THE CHANGE THAT
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| 01:10:13 |
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WAS COMING. WHAT IS THE CHANGE? >> I'M NOT SURE THAT I CAN RECALL WHAT THAT WAS ABOUT. >> YOU WANTED TO ACCOMPLISH THE CHANGE THAT IS COMING.
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| 01:10:28 |
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THAT IS WHAT I THOUGHT YOU SAID. LET ME MOVE
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| 01:10:33 |
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ON. YOU MENTIONED THE DEPARTMENT WOULD PREFER A MODIFICATION TO SEQUESTRATION TO IMPLEMENT THE NEGATIVE, TO QANTAS ASSOCIATED WITH SEQUESTRATION. DO YOU...
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| 01:10:59 |
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IS EARLY JANUARY. WHEN IT DOES THE ADMINISTRATION INTENT ON PROVIDING THAT PROPOSAL? >>
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| 01:11:06 |
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I WOULD DEFER TO SECRETARY CARTER AND THE WORK HE WILL DO WITH THAT COMMITTEE. >>
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| 01:11:15 |
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HAVE YOU SEEN ANY SUCH PROPOSAL? >> I HAVE NOT. >>
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| 01:11:23 |
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WOULD BE THE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES? >> A COMPRESSED TIME FRAME TO
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| 01:11:31 |
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MAKE SOME VERY SIGNIFICANT DECISIONS THAT AFFECT THE LIVES
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| 01:11:37 |
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OF THE FINE MEN AND WOMEN THAT DEFEND OUR NATION. >> BASED ON THE PREVIOUS WORK BY GAO, DO YOU BELIEVE IT OR BEEN A DEFENSE HAS THE CONFIDENCE
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| 01:11:51 |
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THESE AND MILITARY TO IDENTIFY THE REQUIREMENTS IN GAPS IN RESISTING -- IN EXISTING WORK FORCE? >> DOD HAS MIXED RESULTS FROM THEIR PLANS AND WE ARE...
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| 01:12:12 |
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YEAR. LAST YEAR THEY DID NOT MEET THE LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS TO ASSESS THE MILITARY CIVILIANS AND CONTRACTORS. THEY HAVE TAKEN SOME STEPS TO IDENTIFY...
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| 01:12:54 |
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THAT WAS THEIR 2010 CUBAN CAPITAL PLAN AND IT WAS BASED -- 2010
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| 01:13:03 |
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HUMAN CAPITAL PLAN. >> THE PLANT THAT WAS FILED WAS FOR 2010 AT IT IS NOT BEEN RELEASED. IT WILL BE RELEASED IN
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| 01:13:15 |
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SEPTEMBER. >> IT HAS BEEN RELEASED TO US AND WE ARE CURRENTLY REVIEWING IT. IT IS TWO YEARS OLD TO BEGIN WITH.
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| 01:13:28 |
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WE'RE LOOKING TO SEE IF IT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE SECRETARY'S INITIATIVES WITH THE WORKFORCE. >> IS A PLAN THAT IS TWO YEARS OLD TIMELY ENOUGH TO USE...
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| 01:13:47 |
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FASHION FOR PLANNING STRATEGICALLY WITH OUR WORKFORCE? >> WE WOULD HOPE THAT DOD WOULD CONTINUE TO WORK ON THEIR PLANNING. I KNOW THAT THEY ARE THINKING...
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| 01:14:02 |
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THAT WILL BE DUE. WE WOULD ENCOURAGE THEM TO MOVE FORWARD. >> DO YOU FEEL THAT DOD IS IN A GOOD POSITION TO PREPARE FOR DOWNSIZING? >> IT IS WORK FORCE
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| 01:14:21 |
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PLANNING AND THAT'S WHERE WE FELT THAT AN ORGANIZATION IT SHOULD LOOK TO DETERMINE WHAT THEIR
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| 01:14:28 |
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NEEDS ARE. WE DID WORK BACK IN THE MID 1990'S LOOKING AT ORGANIZATIONS OUTSIDE OF DOD THAT WERE CONSIDERED TO BE SUCCESSFUL DURING THEIR DOWNSIZING PERIODS....
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| 01:15:24 |
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I KNOW I SOUND LIKE A BROKEN RECORD. WE STILL HAVE THE IMPACT OF ACROSS-THE-BOARD REDUCTIONS. IF
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| 01:15:39 |
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AN AGENCY DOES NOT KNOW WHAT ITS NEEDS ARE, THERE COULD BE SEVERE HARM. WE HAVE NOT LOOKED AT THESE --AT SEQUESTRATION IN PACKS. ORGANIZATIONS THAT WANT...
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| 01:16:13 |
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A CAP ON CIVILIAN PERSONNEL AND EXTEND THE CAP TO FY 18? >> THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION. LET ME TRY TO PUT THAT INTO CONTEXT. THESE
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| 01:16:29 |
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WERE SET TARGETS WITH EXCEPTIONS. IT NEEDS TO BE IN A CONTEXT. THAT GOES BACK TO HOW YOU CAN BEST MANAGE A FORCE. I'M BACK TO THE THREE PILLARS OF THE...
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| 01:19:01 |
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I DID NOT THINK SO. IN MY OFFICE, WE SAID UNCONSTRAINED WE WOULD LIKE TO
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| 01:19:10 |
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HAVE 21 PEOPLE TO DO THIS, AND CONSTRAINED. THEN WE HAVE TO BRING IT BACK INTO THE REALITY OF HOW MANY PEOPLE DO WE HAVE AND WHAT COULD WE AFFORD? THAT...
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| 01:19:34 |
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LIMITATION IN TERMS OF MAN YEARS, FULL-TIME POSITIONS, OR MAXIMUM NUMBERS OF EMPLOYEES. HOW IS DOD ABLE TO IMPOSE A CAP ON CIVILIAN PERSONNEL AT FY10...
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| 01:20:02 |
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THAT. IF WE GIVE A DOLLAR VALUE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. HAVE TO IN TERMS OF DECIDING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT IT TAKES TO PROSECUTE THE MISSION....
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| 01:20:54 |
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IN PART, I WOUULDLD AGREE. WE DO HAVE A REASONABLE BASIS ON WHICH TO HAVE THE DISCUSSION. >>
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| 01:21:08 |
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I THINK WHAT THEY CHALLENGE IS WHETHER WE ARE COMPLYING WITH THE INTENT OR THE
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| 01:21:17 |
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LEVETTER OR THE SPIRIT OF THE LAW. SHOULD IT DEITY -- IT IS BASED ON TWO THINGS. YOU TALKED ABOUT LONGEVITY AND SERVICE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A SITUATION...
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| 01:22:28 |
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OF THE FORCE, AND ALSO THE ABILITY TO HIRE. WHEN WE DO THE STRATEGIC PLANNING AND LOOK FOR THE SKILLS AND GAPS THAT HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED, THOSE ARE THE...
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| 01:22:59 |
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OUT IN THE FUTURE? >> WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THAT. >> WHEN DID YOU START? >>
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| 01:23:09 |
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WE STARTED IN EARNEST IN 2011 WITH DISABILITY. --
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| 01:23:18 |
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WITH VISIBILITY. >> WE DID NOT HAVE THE ANALYSIS TO SAY WHAT THE CAPABILITIES ARE. >> WE HAVE STARTED THAT AND DONE
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| 01:23:30 |
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IT FOR A LEAST 22 NOW. WHAT WE'RE DOING IS DRIVING IT
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| 01:23:36 |
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FURTHER AND FURTHER DOWN AND MAKING IT BROADER AND BROADER. >> IT IS TRUE THAT DOD HAS IDENTIFIED THEIR CRITICAL
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| 01:23:52 |
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SCHKILLS THE EXISTING WORK FORCE. ONCE YOU DETERMINE WHICH YOUR MISSION CRITICAL OCCUPATIONS ARE, THEN THE NEXT STEP IS TO MEASURE THOSE AGAINST THE EXISTING...
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| 01:25:10 |
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COMPLETED IT. WE HAVE STARTED THE PROCESS. >> IT DOESN'T DO YOU ANY GOOD
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| 01:25:17 |
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UNTIL YOU HAVE COMPLETED IT. >> WE WILL LEARN AS WE GO
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| 01:25:23 |
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ON. >> CAN YOU GIVE US ANYTHING THAT WE CAN LOOK AT TO SEE WHAT THE GAPS ARE. >> IN SOME
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| 01:25:34 |
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INSTANCES, YES. >> WE SUPPLY TO US WHEN YOU HAVE IN TERMS OF THE GAP ANALYSIS NOW/ >>
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| 01:25:46 |
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ONLCERTAINLY. >> WHY ARE WE WAITING WHEN WE'LL HAVE FIVE MONTHS LEFT BEFORE SEQUESTRATION BEFORE WE LOOK AT THESE IMPACTS? >>
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| 01:26:01 |
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I'LL HAVE TO DEFER IT TO SECRETARY CARTER. >> DO YOU THINK THAT IS REASONABLE TO WAIT? >>
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| 01:26:10 |
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AT THIS POINT, I DO NOT KNOW. >>
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| 01:26:15 |
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YOU DON'T KNOW IF IT IS REASONABLE ENOUGH FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, FIVE MONTHS OUT TO NOT BE DOING
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| 01:26:25 |
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ANY PLANNING ON WHAT KIND OF GAP ANALYSIS WE WOULD HAVE SHOULD SEQUESTRATION HIT? >> I WILL DEFER TO SECRETARY CARTER. I HAVE NO OTHER OPINION IN TERMS
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| 01:26:43 |
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OF THE MECHANICS WOULD HAVE TO WORK. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. HOW
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| 01:26:57 |
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DOES THE STRATEGIC WORK FORCE PLAN INFORM THE WORK FORCE ON BUDGET DECISIONS IN DOD, IF AT ALL? >> IT DOES INFORM THE LEADERSHIP ON THE BUDGET. IN THAT
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| 01:27:17 |
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ANALYSIS WE HAVE IN THERE AND LOOK AT THE MILITARY, AND LOOK AT THE GOVERNMENT CIVILIAN, THEN WE HAVE THE ICS. THAT IS USED EVERY CYCLE TO TRY TO GET...
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| 01:28:15 |
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IT WORKFORCE AND WHAT THAT WORK FORCE IS, I BELIEVE, WE HAVE GOOD INFORMATION TO
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| 01:28:22 |
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MAKE REASONED DECISIONS. WE DO NOT NORMALLY USE THAT TO INFORM THE WORKFORCE, MEANING PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS, BECAUSE THAT'S NOT WHAT IT IS DESIGN FOR,...
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| 01:28:51 |
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ONE CATEGORY ARE NOT OFFSET BY INCREASES IN OTHER CATEGORIES OF MANPOWER? >> WE HAVE DRAWN A LINE AND SAID, YOU MAY NOT OUTSOURCE THOSE FUNCTIONS WHICH...
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| 01:29:09 |
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WE HAVE GUIDANCE IN LAW THAT SAYS WE MYAY NOT -- AS INDICATED IN THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET SUBMITTE. THERE IS A RELATIVELY BRIGHT LINE FOR THAT RIGHT NOW....
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| 01:30:32 |
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OBSERVATIONS CAN YOU OFFER -- IS THE AND LIMITATION OF MANAGEMENT HELPING TO IDENTIFY THE REQUIREMENTS BY WORKFORCE TYPE CIVILIAN, MILITARY AND PERSONNEL....
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| 01:31:05 |
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KEY IS KEY. THE OVERALL PLAN WAS FAR FROM BEING MATURE ENOUGH TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS REGARDING THE MIX OF PERSONNEL OR THE TRADE- OFF THAT WE'RE...
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| 01:33:25 |
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BY RESOURCES? >> REFERRED TO WORK FORCE PLANNING AS A WAY TO DETERMINE WHAT THE SIZE OF THE WORKFORCE SHOULD BE AND WHAT THE
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| 01:33:39 |
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MAKEUP OF THE WORK FORCE SHOULD BE. THERE ARE PRINCIPLES THAT HELP IT OBTAIN THE DATA AND DO THE ANALYSIS TO COME UP WITH THAT. MANAGEMENT MAY HAVE TO...
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| 01:34:13 |
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THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND FOR YOUR EXPERTISE. I THINK YOU CAN SEE THAT WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND WE ARE UNITED IN BEING CONCERNED ABOUT...
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