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Some Robins jobs exempted in hiring freeze
Jan 25, 2013 (The Macon Telegraph - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) --
WARNER ROBINS -- Some jobs at Robins Air Force Base would be exempted under the Air Force's hiring freeze but it's uncertain how many.
The Air Force allowed an exception for "mission critical" jobs from the otherwise broad hiring freeze for full and part-time civilian positions.
Tech Sgt. Robert Lipham, the base spokesman, said when the hiring freeze was announced last week the base had over 200 jobs posted. Some of the those jobs would be considered mission critical, but he declined to say which ones fall under that category or how many.
"Mission critical positions are generally positions that, if left vacant,
cause mission failure or degradation to the point that certain critical
requirements cannot be met," he said in an e-mail.
Additionally, the hiring freeze isn't the only area where the Air Force has directed all bases to cut back. Lipham said the base is evaluating supply needs and limiting purchases to only items considered "absolutely necessary to effectively execute the mission."
Minor purchases, such as furniture, are not being made, and computer upgrades are also on hold.
The cutbacks were ordered as massive automatic cuts are set to take place March 1 unless Congress and President Barack Obama reach an alternative spending agreement. Air Force officials said the hiring freeze and spending cuts were put into place to "pursue reversible and recoverable steps" in the even significant cuts are implemented.
To contact writer Wayne Crenshaw, call 256-9725.
___ (c)2013 The Macon Telegraph (Macon, Ga.) Visit The Macon Telegraph (Macon,
Ga.) at www.macon.com Distributed by MCT Information Services
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