USFK Warns of Possible Furloughs and Service Delays Due to Expiration of Cost Sharing Deal
I think everyone saw this one coming and this is not the first time this has happened:
The U.S. military has warned of likely service delays at Camp Humphreys and possible furloughs for thousands of South Korean employees as Washington and Seoul remain deadlocked over cost-sharing.
Nearly a month after the expiration of the previous Special Measures Agreement, under which South Korea shares the costs of stationing some 28,500 U.S. forces in the country, the garrison told residents to brace for delays to services.
“Due to the Special Measures Agreement lapse and implementation of USFK austerity measures, including cessation of overtime pay for Korean National employees, USAG Humphreys will experience some delays to certain installation services,” such as the post office and after-hours maintenance work, according to a message posted on its Facebook page.
Some bus routes operating after 1 a.m. also have been cut back due to the lack of overtime pay.
Stars & Stripes
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Regardless of the cost sharing in place or not, somebody needs to address the elephant in the room of the glut of overhire KGS employees throughout penn. I have seen time and time again so many organizations hiring excess KNs because it is “cheaper” or “faster.” However, “cheaper” or “faster” does not equate to better if the only pool of applicants you can pick from are AAFES employees or KNs that have been working there forever. From what I’ve seen a KGS-11 management analyst pales in comparison to even a GS-07 or GS-09 management analyst in CONUS. Once you hire KGS, you are stuck with them….Not all of them are bad and some are actually hard working, but a majority really should not be there in such high up positions with lax oversight.
I’ve had mainly good KNs in the shop but there are some bad apples that should have been fired long ago. Like roaches, they outlast most of us on the Pen.