Word through the grapevine is that this is a newly formed committee that makes the decision on whether or not to approve any positions and increases in compensation.
If your team needs a position, it has to go all the way up the approval chain and then be presented by the Chief of your organization to Drew Asher and whatever other finance people are in the committee...
Allegedly, it's now an "act of God" to get promotions and raises outside of moving internal positions. They want us to take on more work with even less people.
I see a lot of us leaving on our own accord if we make it through this mass layoff... I know for a fact I will be looking. I'm not about to ki-l myself over a job...