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Friday, December 12, 2014

Treasury Department Seeking Survival Kits For Bank Employees

Emergency masks, solar blankets to be delivered to every major bank in the U.S.

The Department of Treasury is seeking to order survival kits for all of its employees who oversee the federal banking system, according to a new solicitation.

The emergency supplies would be for every employee at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), which conducts on-site reviews of banks throughout the country. The survival kit includes everything from water purification tablets to solar blankets.

The government is willing to spend up to $200,000 on the kits, according to the solicitation released on Dec. 4.

The survival kits must come in a fanny-pack or backpack that can fit all of the items, including a 33-piece personal first aid kit with “decongestant tablets,” a variety of bandages, and medicines.

The kits must also include a “reusable solar blanket” 52 by 84 inches long, a 2,400-calorie food bar, “50 water purification tablets,” a “dust mask,” “one-size fits all poncho with hood,” a rechargeable lantern with built-in radio, and an “Air-Aid emergency mask” for protection against airborne viruses.

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2 comments:

lmclain said...

Uh huh.
They aren't preparing for anything, are they?
BANK employees?
I wonder what they are anticipating may/will happen and why would bank employees be at the forefront of those whom we deem "critical"?
What's next? A federal requisition for 400,000 AR-15's and 5 million rounds of .223 ammo for "bank employees"? I know -- it common practice to ship survival gear to those who watch the money.
You people better start paying attention.



Anonymous said...

And one wonders why ATM's are so popular.