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
MoreThe 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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A Pentagon spokesman announced Tuesday that the department has not reached a decision yet to reduce the remaining number of furlough days for civilian personnel for fiscal 2013, The Washington Post reports
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will not subject its workers to second round of furlough days, Federal News Radio reported Friday. Shefali Kapadia writes the agency reached its decision after a two-week
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has said the Pentagon will undergo a $52 billion budget cut if sequestration continues into fiscal year 2014. In a letter to the Senate, Hagel said that the Defense Department will
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Defense Department officials are concerned the Pentagon may have to lay off civilian employees in fiscal year 2014 as furloughs of workers started Monday, the Washington Post reported Sunday. Lolita Baldor writes
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The Army has informed civilian employees they must inform management three days ahead of negotiating with outside employers for jobs during periods of furlough, the Washington Post reports. Eric Yoder writes the
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The U.S. Army will temporarily lay off more than 500 civilian employees at Fort Meade, Md. to address government-wide budget cuts, according to a Baltimore Sun article published Wednesday. Matthew Hay Brown writes
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Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) have proposed new legislation aiming to give the Transportation Department power to inject cash into air-traffic controllers undergoing furloughs, according to a Washington Post article.
MoreAutomatic across-the-board cuts under sequestration could result in about 5,000 contract workers losing their jobs and thousands of FBI employees being furloughed, the national intelligence director said Tuesday. James Clapper told the
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