DoD deadine extended for public comments

Date: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 7:08 PM

<<<<< JOB DESTRUCTION NEWSLETTER No. 1573 -- 10/18/2006 >>>>>

At the request of Cornell University (see previous newsletter) the DoD has
extended the deadline for public comments until November 2.

As expected, the universities have wasted no time posting comments. Most of
the comments posted from universities reference the following document on
the Association of American Universities website (AAU).

http://www.aau.edu/research/Ltr_AAU_DFARS_10-13-06.pdf

The method for viewing and posting comments has changed again, so please
read the instructions below carefully.

***** PROCEDURE FOR VIEWING COMMENTS *****

The procedure for viewing documents has changed once again. Fortunately
it's simpler than the 9 steps I listed last time. They change this website
faster than I can send newsletters!

Follow these directions verbatim.

1) Go to this page:
http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main

2) Enter "2004-D010" without quotes in the search engine. Leave all other
settings at default.

3) Click the submit button.

4) In the Docket ID column click DARS-2006-0065.

5) You will see comments listed under the column labeled "Views". Just
click on them to read.

***** PROCEDURE FOR POSTING COMMENTS *****

<> The easiest way to post comments is to send an email to dfars@osd.mil.
You must put "Case 2004-D010" in the subject heading without the quotes.
You can also put other stuff in the subject heading if you want to add
more.

<> Please do not CC me on your email posting because the CC will show
online. If you want to send me a copy, forward the email instead of using
CC. It's probably bad form to have the CC posted.

<> If you send your email in HTML format instead of plain text they will
automatically generate a PDF file, which looks far better than just plain
text.

<> They will also post attachments in PDF or Word format. I don't recommend
Word format because many people can't view MS documents.

Alternate posting methods

* Repeat steps 1-4 above, or click the back button on your browser.

* Click the "add comments" icon. They have several other alternatives
including an online form. Some people have reported that the online form is
buggy, so be sure to have a separate copy of your writings in case it
crashes.

<<< My two-bits worth of advice >>>

The deadline isn't until Nov 2, so take your time and think about what you
want to say. It wouldn't hurt if you spent some time reading my previous
newsletters on the DoD as well as some of the comments already submitted.

Universities and big business are pushing these changes in order to exploit
cheap foreign labor and to cut costs by gutting security requirements.
However true, be frugal about emphasizing the cheap labor argument because
the DoD might think it's a good idea if money can be saved. Use that
argument frugally. Perhaps a better line of argument would be to explain
why replacing Americans is bad for security and how it harms our technology
infrastructure.

So far not a single organization that purports to represent American
workers has posted comments. Ditto for immigration reform groups. Weird,
huh?

Consider it fair game to copy other people's comments. The universities are
doing it. In the DFARS document they logged the number of comments for or
against a certain provision, so in some respects the quantity of comments
is just as important as the content.

For further reading, and more background on this issue, read my essay on
Vdare. Be sure to follow up on their links.

http://www.vdare.com/sanchez/06105_dod.htm

I wrote a shorter version that was targeted for newspaper op-eds. It was
picked up by a syndicated editorial company and then the op-ed was sent out
to hundreds of newspapers, but unfortunately it hasn't been published.
These types of stories are a very tough sell in the mainstream media.

You can read that op-ed column here:

http://www.cap-s.org/newsroom/opinion_releases/sanchez_dod.html

If any of you are in the media and want to publish the column in your
newspaper, please contact CAP-S.org at:

http://www.cap-s.org/contact_us/address_and_phone.html

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