Upcoming FBIAA "NEWSMAKER" Media Briefing

FIBAA leadership will be at the National Press Club in Washington, DC next week to to discuss the impact of budget cuts on federal law enforcement and national security as only they can - by sharing their own stories and experiences and those of other FBI Agents.

Here's what you need to know about the event -

WHO: FBI Agents Association (FBIAA) President Reynaldo Tariche and Members of the FBIAA
           National Executive Board

WHAT: National Press Club “NEWSMAKER” Media Briefing on Impact of Sequestration and Budget
             Cuts on FBI Agents.

WHEN: Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at 10:00 AM

WHERE: National Press Club Zenger Room
               National Press Building, 529 14th St. NW, Washington, DC, 20045, 13th Floor

DETAILS:

FBIAA President Reynaldo Tariche and other members of the National Executive Board will present updates to "Voices from the Field: FBI Agent Accounts of the Real Consequences of Budget Cuts."  The report contains first-hand accounts by FBI agents in the field of how budget cuts are affecting FBI Agents’ daily operations and hampering criminal and national security investigations, and the risks associated with any additional budget cuts and furloughs.

The first-hand accounts include how budget cuts are impacting criminal, counter-terrorism and counter-intelligence investigations.  Further, the report shows that even Agents’ basic transportation needs are being compromised because there is not enough funding for gas.

Because the FBI budget includes both defense and non-defense expenditures, sequestration cuts may be more devastating to the Bureau and Agents than to any other federal agency.  Unless Congress takes action, the FBI will be forced to cut another approximately $800 million from its budget next year, worsening existing budget problems.  Sequestration cuts may result in furloughs of Agents ranging from 10 to 26 days.