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Tony Thurmond: “I agree. The Department of Defense maintains a peacetime work force at these depots that can be supplemented with…”

On the recordNovember 6, 1997
I agree. The Department of Defense maintains a peacetime work force at these depots that can be supplemented with additional personnel if they are necessary. Ensuring efficiency while retaining surge capacity and reconstitution capability is accomplished under current policy by having the right number of personnel to perform peacetime workloads and simply adding the necessary personnel, or workshifts, to provide a sufficient surge capacity to support any contingency or strategic operations. In fact, when we drafted this language, we asked the Department of Defense to review it and let us know if the Department had any concerns, or if this did not reflect the Department's current policy. We made a number of changes to address the Department's written comments.
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Tony Thurmond
California
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Discussing the Department of Defense's personnel policies and capacity during a congressional session.

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