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Current Events => Politics => Topic started by: formerlurker on July 24, 2010, 05:42:03 AM
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Civilian DoD employees face potential furloughs
By Elise Viebeck - 07/23/10 05:35 PM ET
An "emergency plan" crafted by the Pentagon would furlough civilian employees in the event that Congress does not approve a $59 billion wartime supplemental before August recess, says a statement released Friday.
Active-duty servicemembers could face similar leaves as early as mid-September, noted undersecretary of the Navy Bob Work during a House Armed Services Committee hearing Thursday.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/110681-civilian-dod-employees-face-potential-furloughs