Homeland Security Authorizes $50,000,000 for New TSA Uniforms
The federal Department of Homeland Security (DHS) now has over 200,000 employees and spends upwards of $59,500,000,000 (59.5 billion dollars) annually (See DHS 2013 budget*). Recently, in response to Sequestration cutbacks, DHS released thousands of illegal immigrant detainees, citing budgetary reasons. However, just before the Sequestration went into effect, the DHS managed to find $50,000,000 for new Transportation Safety Authority (TSA) uniforms. With 58,400 TSA employees at present, that works out to $856 per uniform — enough for some mighty fine outfits, as you can see.
We wondered what our $50 million tax dollars were buying, so we researched the TSA uniform bid solicitation. Here are exclusive photos of the new TSA uniform designs which have “passed muster” so far. These illustrations show the handsome uniforms selected from the final round of bid submissions, pending Agency approval. We think they look pretty sharp!
*The $59.5 Billion-dollar DHS budget works out to $297,500 per worker (for 200,000 DHS employees).
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So, it’s APRIL 1st 2013, and nobody is fooled ?
You’ve got to get up very early to catch anyone with this sort of stuff, these days. Still, it’s only supposed to last ’til Midday ?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/762_photo/8588926680/
Onwards & Upwards. AK
Darn, I thought they were getting new “Hobnailed Jackboots” and wanted to see how they looked on some of the TSAs from Hotlanta area. Oh well, guess they aren’t dressed to impress !!
This IS April 1!
Must be April Fools Day.
Hmmm it is April 1st..
I like the Italian look!
Its 4/1. Got to be a joke. But with the goverment today… I wouldnt doubt it.
You just wish it was an April Fool’s Joke!
Editor: That’s right… we had fun with the haberdashery, but the numbers are all real. Painfully real. You’ll find them in the linked DHS 2013 budget summary. It’s hard to believe that this agency manages to spend nearly $300,000 per employee. Dig into that budget and see what the administration and overhead costs are — you’ll be stupified. DHS makes the Pentagon (with all its cost overruns and waste) look like a model of efficiency.