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Treasury Says Survival Kits [ordered for every major bank employe] for ‘Emergency Preparedness’
The Washington Free Beacon ^ | December 18, 2014 | Elizabeth Harrington

Posted on 12/18/2014 5:33:56 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife

A spokesperson for the Treasury Department told the Washington Free Beacon that survival kits being ordered for government workers at every major bank in the United States are for “emergency preparedness.”

.......“The solicitation is to replace aging kits and provide kits at additional location out of a preponderance of caution,” Collins added.

Once the government finds a bidder, each of OCC’s 3,814 employees will receive a survival kit, which will come in a fanny-pack or backpack that can fit all of the items, including a 33-piece personal first aid kit with “decongestant tablets,” a variety of bandages, and medicines.

The Treasury Department extended the deadline for proposals until Dec. 22, and is planning on spending up to $200,000.

(Excerpt) Read more at freebeacon.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: nationalsecurity; survivalkit; treasury
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To: smoothsailing

LOL


41 posted on 12/18/2014 9:05:01 AM PST by Tijeras_Slim
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To: Lurker

My point is that when I had staff on the road I made sure that they had basic emergency kits in their cars.

I am not sure why this is so unusual.


42 posted on 12/18/2014 9:34:42 AM PST by Vermont Lt (Ebola: Death is a lagging indicator.)
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To: Vermont Lt

No kidding. Where I work, we have a kit at/near every doorway. No matter where I am in the plant, I am within 50’ of an emergency kit.


43 posted on 12/18/2014 10:04:21 AM PST by Don W (When blacks riot, neighborhoods and cities burn. When whites riot, nations and continents burn))
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
These are survival kits for federal employees, not bank employees. The original story posted a couple of weeks ago made it clear. It was for the bank examiners. The headline is misleading. This story barely covers that, but it specifically says the following "survival kits being ordered for government workers at every major bank".

The kits are used because the employees are on travel status while conducting business on bank property, not at their home office. Not that I think taxpayer money should be spent on them, but that's what they are for.

44 posted on 12/18/2014 10:44:30 AM PST by IYAS9YAS (Has anyone seen my tagline? It was here yesterday. I seem to have misplaced it.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

These kits would probably result in more casualties than having nothing at all. This being said, they should go “full retard” by putting lots of other “emergency” gear in them.

Atropine injectors, against nerve gas.

Lots of Oxycontin pills.

Neck tourniquet.

Sucking head wound cork.

Zombie anti-venom.

Condoms.


45 posted on 07/07/2015 7:30:52 AM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("Don't compare me to the almighty, compare me to the alternative." -Obama, 09-24-11)
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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy

=0


46 posted on 07/07/2015 12:03:34 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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