The Merit Systems Protection Board has suspended the arbitration of layoff requests from Pentagon employees,  roughly 650,000 of whom have been furloughed as a result of sequestration, Government Executive reported Monday. Kellie Lunney
MoreThe U.S. Air Force plans to shut down satellite surveillance system by Oct. 1 as part of efforts to meet budget caps mandated as a result of sequestration, Reuters reported Monday. Valerie
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The Defense Department might consolidate and reorganize its combatant commands throughout the globe as sequestration and other budget cuts in the federal government continue, Military Times reported Sunday. Marcus Weisgerber, writes the Pentagon
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development will reduce the number of furlough days for its 9,000 employees from seven to five days, Federal News Radio reported Friday. Michael O’Connell writes the
MoreA Gallup report has found that federal hiring in July is at an all-time low and could the result of sequestration going into effect in March. The polling firm said that only
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The Internal Revenue Service has canceled a scheduled furlough day for the second time within the past month, GovExec reported Thursday. Eric Katz writes acting IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel told employees they
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The Defense Department is cancelling five of the 11 civilian furlough days that were ordered in May as part of the department’s goal to cut $47 billion in fiscal year 2013 under
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The U.S. Navy predicts that more than half of surface vessel maintenance availabilities are at risk of being deferred if the sequester continues into the next fiscal year, Federal News Radio reported
MoreSenate Republicans and White House officials are discussing potential legislation aimed at voiding sequestration or lessening the impact of the across-the-board spending cuts, Defense News reported Sunday. John Bennett writes the government would have
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