[Milsurplus] Demil.. from another list

[J Forster]

Subject:             RE: [armyradios] Re:Want to buy AT1011/Model 120 HF
components
    Date:             Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:12:56 -0800
   From:             "Lascala, John A" <john.a.lascala at boeing.com>


FYI:

An update on your recent e-mails in support of the flow of property from
the Department of Defense

          An update on your e-mails to Congress about DOD surplus Take
Action!

          We produced an avalanche: now let's follow up

          A few weeks ago, you wrote to your elected members of Congress
in support of the continued sale of
          Department of Defense (DOD) surplus property coded Demil B and
Q.  Together, we sent an
          avalanche of e-mails to members of the Armed Services
Readiness subcommittees in both the House
          and the Senate, and you were a part of it. THANK YOU.

          To update you on where we are today:  DOD has paused in its
path to implement the policy.  They
          had the ball at the one-yard line, but your e-mails stopped
them!  In the intervening period, in an
          unprecedented step, a coalition of interest groups in the
surplus industry has delivered a
          counter-proposal to DOD.  We think it addresses all their
valid concerns.  It includes increased
          scrutiny and qualification on the commercial purchasers of
aircraft parts, an easy way for government
          departments who want an item to get it from surplus property
instead of buying it with our tax dollars
          and seamless improvements on the integrity of the end-user
certificate process that won’t impact the
          individual customer.

          We know your time is valuable, but the most important story
that your elected representatives can read
          is your personal story.  We have attached an e-mail that you
can add to.  If you can e-mail your
          legislators, telling how you or your own small business rely
on DOD surplus, it would be really helpful
          to our joint goals of protecting the flow of surplus property
from DOD.

          Thanks again for your support.  As a reminder, if you receive
any letters from your Senators or
          Representatives, please e-mail them to us at
info at surplusbuyers.org or fax them to us at
          480-563-1678.  It really is surplus buyers like you that make
a difference!