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I keep reading about Federal Government agencies buying large amounts I don't know if this is in addition to previous bid requests or a new one;
"DHS Contracted to Purchase 704 Million Rounds of Ammo Over Next 4 Years: 2,500 Rounds Per Officer.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is contracted to purchase 704,390,250 rounds of ammunition over the next four years, which is equal to a total of about 2,500 rounds per DHS agent per year, according to a January 2014 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report entitled Ammunition Purchases Have Declined Since 2009. “If DHS were to purchase all 704 million rounds over the next four years, and if they were used by 70,000 DHS agents and officers, it would be roughly 2,500 rounds per agent per year,” David Maurer, author of the GAO report, told CNSNews.com.
As of October 2013, the DHS had a total amount of 159 million ammunition rounds on hand in inventory...which when divided by the estimated number of DHS officers of 70,000, comes to about 2,271 rounds per agent."
I know in previous post the large contract bids have been explained on THR as needed for training but these numbers need another look especially if it is in addition to previously announced contracts.
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/ali...ion-rounds-ammo-over-next-4-years-2500-rounds
"DHS Contracted to Purchase 704 Million Rounds of Ammo Over Next 4 Years: 2,500 Rounds Per Officer.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is contracted to purchase 704,390,250 rounds of ammunition over the next four years, which is equal to a total of about 2,500 rounds per DHS agent per year, according to a January 2014 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report entitled Ammunition Purchases Have Declined Since 2009. “If DHS were to purchase all 704 million rounds over the next four years, and if they were used by 70,000 DHS agents and officers, it would be roughly 2,500 rounds per agent per year,” David Maurer, author of the GAO report, told CNSNews.com.
As of October 2013, the DHS had a total amount of 159 million ammunition rounds on hand in inventory...which when divided by the estimated number of DHS officers of 70,000, comes to about 2,271 rounds per agent."
I know in previous post the large contract bids have been explained on THR as needed for training but these numbers need another look especially if it is in addition to previously announced contracts.
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/ali...ion-rounds-ammo-over-next-4-years-2500-rounds