I am going to anonomize this as I don't want every to tease this COS. Those who have been in the rodeo awhile will be able to narrow down who this is .... but .... Shipmate has to be thinking to himself, "I am a senior Captain in the world's largest navy. I have a respectful record of service at peace and war. I am the Chief of Staff at a significant command with oversight of thousands ... nay ... tens of thousands if you count in right ... and ... sigh ... sequestration can bite me."

 

From: [redacted] CAPT [redacted] , N01

Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 17:30

To:[redacted] _ALL_[redacted]

Subject: STAFF BUDGET REDUCTION

 

Staff,

 

I am sure that you all have been hearing quite a bit about

sequestration recently.  With that, we have been directed to reduce

our admin costs and limit our travel to Mission Essential only.  Below

is a summary of what we are currently doing, and what I am expecting

from every employee.

 

Reduce Printing:

 

- Be mindful of what you are printing.  Where possible, review the

document/data electronically. PowerPoint presentations should also be

reviewed electronically and only be printed when finalized.

 

- If you print, ensure that for documents/emails that you are printing

on both sides of the page, front and back.  For PowerPoint

presentations, you should print two slides to a page on both the front

and back page.

 

- If you attending a brief that will be presented on a large screen,

printing of the brief should be limited to only those that are

briefing.

 

- Effective immediately, if [redacted] is going to be briefed with a

PowerPoint brief that is greater than four (4) slides, the Flag

Conference room should be reserved to brief [redacted] utilizing the

large screens.  Only one copy of the brief should be printed, which

will be used by the briefer for notes.  N6 and the Flag Secretary will

coordinate the logistics of the brief.

 

Government Vehicles:

 

- I have directed a 50% reduction in the number of vehicles that we

are leasing.  To support this effort, we will be developing a pool of

vehicles that will support all of our codes.  The process for this

will be provided in the near future.

 

Blackberries, Cell Phones, and Air Cards:

 

- We are currently reviewing individual requirements for communication

needs, and we will possibly reduce staff blackberries, cell phones,

and air cards.

 

Mission Essential Travel:

 

-  We must reduce travel immediately to Mission Essential only. Travel

is authorized for requirements that would negatively impact [redacted] ’s

mission, if not executed. All travel should be discussed with COS via

your ACOS/SA prior to entering the Authorization Request into DTS.

 

Admin Supplies:

 

-  Funding for admin supplies has been reduced.  Admin supplies that

will be provided will be limited to basic requirements; we will not be

providing any specialty type of items.

 

Information about sequestration is coming out regularly, and I will

provide you all with an update when appropriate.  Thank you all for

your hard work and dedication in supporting our ships, units, and

sailors.  Together we will get through this.

 

Regards,

COS

 

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Pretty bad when you start counting the paper clips.