Kaiser D.

Yeah, I think it could be done so the information was released sooner. There's a problem tho. Agencies have a large list of things they have to do each year, and most things have a time element attached to them. Consequently the tasks tend to get prioritized around when the work product is due or needed. So even tho all the information that feeds into this runsize prediction has been around for months or more, the final number crunching may have happened in the last few weeks. When the numbers spell out news like a closure that no one wants, it has to work up the chain of command, usually sitting on desks for days and weeks until the respective supervisor, manager, assistant director, etc. gets it to the top of his or her in box, and finally passes it to Koenings. Ergo, information frequently isn't available until just before, or just after, it's needed.

Sg