Castagnera on Risk Management in Higher Education… and more

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Testimony: Impact of Sequestration on Homeland Security

Written testimony of DHS MGMT, CBP, ICE and TSA for a House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency hearing titled “The Impact of Sequestration on Homeland Security: Scare Tactics or Possible Threat?”
04/12/2013

Written testimony of DHS MGMT, CBP, ICE and TSA for a House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency hearing titled “The Impact of Sequestration on Homeland Security: Scare Tactics or Possible Threat?”

Department of Homeland Security Management Directorate Under Secretary Rafael Borras, U.S. Customs & Border Protection Deputy Commissioner Thomas Winkowski, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement Deputy Director Dan Ragsdale and Transportation Security Administration Deputy Administrator John Halinski address sequestration and the important planning that has been undertaken to date by the Department, as well as the issues surrounding the Budget Control Act and the Department’s preparations for potential budget reductions and the impacts of sequestration.

Anyone who doesn't understand the GOP agenda deserves what s/he gets

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This commentator says Republicans' priorities are transparent.
http://verdict.justia.com/2013/04/12/pay-the-rich-and-the-foreigners-first

I agree. All you need to do is take your eyes off "Housewives of New Jersey" and "American Idol" and look around you.

Unfortunately, "No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people." (Certainly not the top one-percenters.)

Law Makers and Advocates Are at Odds Over How to Deal with Student Loans

Student Loan Debt Bubble, 1980-2011 (Photo credit: Occupy* Posters)

Should the Stafford Loan interest rate be allowed to double or should it be made to track market rates?
http://chronicle.com/blogs/bottomline/proposed-student-loan-reforms-set-activists-and-lawmakers-at-odds/?cid=pm&utm_source=pm&utm_medium=en

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Rally for gun control...

Jim --

Very soon, the Senate will be getting ready to vote on common-sense proposals to reduce gun violence -- centered around universal background checks.

More than nine in 10 Americans agree on this, but there are still some in Congress who have committed to standing in the way with whatever political games they can use. Some are even trying to prevent the issue from being debated at all.

Now is the time to stand together and demand action.

This Saturday, along with our friends at Mayors Against Illegal Guns, folks across the country are holding community events to demand a vote on reducing gun violence -- and there's one near you, Jim.

We need you to be part of this. RSVP for the community event to reduce gun violence in Philadelphia today.

What: "We have not forgotten and demand action" community event in Philadelphia

Where: 1599 John F Kennedy Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19106

When: Saturday, April 13th
1:00 pm

When senseless tragedy struck Newtown, Connecticut, in December, we promised ourselves that we would act -- that we would do whatever we could to make sure that no family has to go through what the families in Newtown experienced.

We owe it to those families -- and to every family that has been victim to gun violence -- to keep that promise.

That's the message this weekend, and it's why OFA supporters are getting together to make our voices heard. If we stand together, we can go toe-to-toe with the powerful gun lobby -- and win.

Make sure you're a part of it.

RSVP for the community event to reduce gun violence in Philadelphia today:

http://my.barackobama.com/Community-Event-to-Reduce-Gun-Violence

Endorse gun control here:

Jim --

The Senate will vote TOMORROW on whether to take on gun violence.

But NRA-backed Republicans could sabotage a deal. That's because the NRA is making an all-out push to stop us before tomorrow's vote. Just today, they came out publicly against background checks -- and they're likely relaying that same message to Senate Republicans behind closed doors.

We need 200,000 strong telling Republicans to vote for the safety of our families, and for the families of those that have already been taken by gun violence. They deserve a vote:

24 HOURS LEFT: Click here to automatically sign our petition telling Republicans to pass gun violence reform >>

Jim, we can do this. If Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans believe an 'A' grade from the NRA is more important than our children, then we have to call them out.

Thanks,

Democrats 2014