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	Name:	Talullahhound -
	Subject:	How do you know
	Date:	8/14/2009 3:44:19 PM

Last time I was in an SS office was to update my name. Since I wasn't under SS, I never changed my name when I got married. The IRS got upset.

Anyway, I don't doubt that you are doing a day's job for your pay. However, I will seriously debate with you whether you are cheaper than a government employee. In my last job, I had both contractors and government employees, so I understand the cost breakdown pretty well. It's a myth that contractors are cheaper than government employees. The only reason the government decided to use more contractors was Al Gore's "reinventing" government.

I actually know a tremendous amount about FMS. Before I moved to technology transfer, that was my career for more years than I care to think about. I worked it out in the field (for the Army), I worked it at the Headquarters (USASAC) and I worked for a time for DSCA. The program management line is much beloved by the services as their very own little pot of money to hire a bunch of people (contractors too) to "manage" a large FMS program, with little or no Headquarters oversite. Kind of a multipurpose fund for travel and activities that are limited to one given program, direct cite from a particular FMS case. Perhaps in truth you are being paid from such a line several layers down.

As far as me keeping to what I know, well I assume you are talking about your own given situation. I'm not sure why you felt the need to be so defensive. Lots of people are taking money from the ill managed, bloated old government. Don't feel bad about it, just keep bad mouthing it. I'm sure the employees at the Navy would be happy to hear you think they are so poorly managed. Too bad so many support contractors employ and are managed by former military and former government employees --.
And in my experience, those same people would be happy to get a government job.
But,I won't talk about that which I know nothing about... you must think I've been living with my head under a basket for all these years... LOL