The Defense Department can start putting its civilian workers on unpaid leave on April 26 unless Congress ends sequestration, Pentagon Comptroller Robert Hale said Monday. American Forces Press Service reports civilian employees
MoreIf an alternative is found to sequestration, government employees may be required to contribute more to their retirement. With sequestration taking effect tonight, more than 1 million government employees could be hit
MoreThe Department of Homeland Security may have to furlough nearly 1,000 Secret Service personnel if sequestration cuts kick in March 1, the Washington Times reports. Sara Carter writes agents, officers and other
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The Energy Department is informing its employees that furloughs may be a possibility if the across-the-board cuts under sequestration start March 1, The Hill newspaper reports. Citing a Bloomberg BNA report, Zack
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The U.S. Air Force could opt to furlough nearly all of its 18,000 civilian workers if the automatic budget cuts under sequestration kick in on March 1, Federal Times reports. Citing a
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Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter it is looking more likely that $45 billion in automatic defense cuts under sequestration will kick in March 1, he told Bloomberg News. The Defense Department‘s first
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