Contractor Cuts: Booz, Deloitte, Leidos, etc.

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Why is Leidos Pizza Laying off?

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Anonymous wrote:More than 90% of the world population and nearly 100% of all the people who lived before us, would be ecstatic to live currently in the USA.

The world has never been a better, safer, and more livable place than now. And the USA is the luckiest place you can be. Ignore the politics.

-Moderate who voted for Kamala

It sounds like you have not seen much of the world.

What do I know, an immigrant born and raised in another country for half my life.

The fact that your country might be even worse than the US does not make the latter “the luckiest place”.

80% of the population of Asia, Africa, Middle East and South America would come to USA in a heartbeat if given the opportunity.

Actually there is a 94 year old guy in Omaha who is calls being born in USA winning the "Ovarian Lottery" and "The babies being born in America today are the luckiest crop in history."

But people living in million dollar homes, driving nice sedans, sipping lattes and listening to Spotify playlists, think they have it pretty bad.

Yes those people just got fired. Why do you hate Americans so much?

I think the old fashion American values and grace is disappearing. The greedy businesses and Free Trade politicians sold out and sent jobs overseas, devastating communities. Lack of opportunities and lower level of education is driving this hate and jealousy.

I don't like to see people lose their jobs, and I'm about it worried myself, but the poster has a point. The DC area will see a little of what Detroit, Pittsburgh, Youngstown and the Rust Belt experienced since Clinton and Bush, but nothing like the economic and social devastation those places saw. And the businesses and people there used to actually make things. Our children's future is dim because Democrats and Republicans can't stop spending money, and we've kicked the can down the road for decades. At some point (and I don't think we've seen the worst of our financial woes), we're going to run out of other people's money. Sad but true.

I'd like to see the reviews of grants, contracts and loans widened to DOJ and LEO, at least. I know of multiple police departments in relatively wealthy places that dipped into the Federal cookie jar to get new equipment and IT they didn't really need, or exaggerate crime statistics to get a grant. That money should have been requisitioned and provided locally - if local tax payers are on the hook, there tends to be a lot better resource allocation.

[Anonymous]

Look consultants will be fine. I worked in Financial Services Consulting in NYC after 9/11 and all work went away in one day. The next year I traveled a lot and did work in other states and industries Then when work came back that was that. I never lost job.

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Anonymous wrote:The grift is over, folks.

The grift is moving to greater and greater heights.

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Anonymous wrote:More than 90% of the world population and nearly 100% of all the people who lived before us, would be ecstatic to live currently in the USA.

The world has never been a better, safer, and more livable place than now. And the USA is the luckiest place you can be. Ignore the politics.

-Moderate who voted for Kamala

It sounds like you have not seen much of the world.

What do I know, an immigrant born and raised in another country for half my life.

The fact that your country might be even worse than the US does not make the latter “the luckiest place”.

80% of the population of Asia, Africa, Middle East and South America would come to USA in a heartbeat if given the opportunity.

Actually there is a 94 year old guy in Omaha who is calls being born in USA winning the "Ovarian Lottery" and "The babies being born in America today are the luckiest crop in history."

But people living in million dollar homes, driving nice sedans, sipping lattes and listening to Spotify playlists, think they have it pretty bad.

Yes those people just got fired. Why do you hate Americans so much?

I think the old fashion American values and grace is disappearing. The greedy businesses and Free Trade politicians sold out and sent jobs overseas, devastating communities. Lack of opportunities and lower level of education is driving this hate and jealousy.

I don't like to see people lose their jobs, and I'm about it worried myself, but the poster has a point. The DC area will see a little of what Detroit, Pittsburgh, Youngstown and the Rust Belt experienced since Clinton and Bush, but nothing like the economic and social devastation those places saw. And the businesses and people there used to actually make things. Our children's future is dim because Democrats and Republicans can't stop spending money, and we've kicked the can down the road for decades. At some point (and I don't think we've seen the worst of our financial woes), we're going to run out of other people's money. Sad but true.

I'd like to see the reviews of grants, contracts and loans widened to DOJ and LEO, at least. I know of multiple police departments in relatively wealthy places that dipped into the Federal cookie jar to get new equipment and IT they didn't really need, or exaggerate crime statistics to get a grant. That money should have been requisitioned and provided locally - if local tax payers are on the hook, there tends to be a lot better resource allocation.

As a native Yinzer, I can assure you the Pittsburgh part of your narrative started well before Clinton.

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Anonymous wrote:What are people hearing about this? How are we not headed for the worst local recession ever.

https://www.washingtontechnology.com/companies/2025/02/trump-administration-asks-agencies-cull-consultants/403348/

Reviewing contracts with only selective companies is just more proof this has nothing to do with waste or efficiency. Why the highest paid ones? Because those will be the most lucrative to be picked up by others (who have more direct ties to the WH....)

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Anonymous wrote:The grift is over, folks.

The grift is moving to greater and greater heights.

I think the grift is just starting, while we are distracted with the chaos and sadistic destruction of the government, the foxes are raiding the hen house. Wait until the constitution is burned. Then you’ll know we have been suckered.

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Anonymous wrote:What are people hearing about this? How are we not headed for the worst local recession ever.

https://www.washingtontechnology.com/companies/2025/02/trump-administration-asks-agencies-cull-consultants/403348/

Reviewing contracts with only selective companies is just more proof this has nothing to do with waste or efficiency. Why the highest paid ones? Because those will be the most lucrative to be picked up by others (who have more direct ties to the WH....)

Believe me...we are reviewing EVERY single contract per the EO. It's not just the big 10. I mean down to the last measly $50,000 project. It's been so painful and mostly pointless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The grift is over, folks.

The grift is moving to greater and greater heights.

+1 Look at Elon and Trump. That is some serious grifting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Look consultants will be fine. I worked in Financial Services Consulting in NYC after 9/11 and all work went away in one day. The next year I traveled a lot and did work in other states and industries Then when work came back that was that. I never lost job.

NP. Completely different scenarios.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What are people hearing about this? How are we not headed for the worst local recession ever.

https://www.washingtontechnology.com/companies/2025/02/trump-administration-asks-agencies-cull-consultants/403348/

Reviewing contracts with only selective companies is just more proof this has nothing to do with waste or efficiency. Why the highest paid ones? Because those will be the most lucrative to be picked up by others (who have more direct ties to the WH....)

Believe me...we are reviewing EVERY single contract per the EO. It's not just the big 10. I mean down to the last measly $50,000 project. It's been so painful and mostly pointless.

How does the review work? Are you looking for key words or what? I just do not understand what criteria is being used?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why is Leidos Pizza Laying off?

They ran out of dough.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The grift is over, folks.

The grift is moving to greater and greater heights.

Alas, we are not of the grifter class. I wonder if they will marry their women off to royals like the Robber Barrons did in the last century.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The grift is over, folks.

The grift is moving to greater and greater heights.

I think the grift is just starting, while we are distracted with the chaos and sadistic destruction of the government, the foxes are raiding the hen house. Wait until the constitution is burned. Then you’ll know we have been suckered.

Privatizing postal service will be first. It's the only profit center in the federal gov.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The grift is over, folks.

The grift is moving to greater and greater heights.

+1 Look at Elon and Trump. That is some serious grifting.

Actually even Elon is taking a hit on his companies. Tesla is tanking. And the Canadian tariffs will hurt Tesla even more with outrageously priced raw materials for the automotive industry.