'Sequester' Hits Home For Pentagon As 800,000 Civilian Workers Furloughed -- Christian Science Monitor
The sequester budget cuts have led the Pentagon to force the majority of its civilian workers to take unpaid leave – but the blow isn't as bad as it could have been.
The Pentagon’s civilian workforce learned just how extensive its "sequester"-related furloughs would be on Tuesday, with the announcement by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel that 800,000 employees would be forced to take unpaid leave.
That figure represents most of the Department of Defense’s civilian workers. Media reports suggest 10 to 15 percent of civilian workers could get exemptions. The rest are expected to be affected.
There was a glimmer of what the Pentagon did its best to emphasize as good news: that the planned number of furlough days would be reduced from 14 to 11 for most Department of Defense (DoD) employees.
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More News On the Pentagon's Civilian Employees Facing Furloughs
Hagel Announces Fewer Furlough Days for DOD Employees -- US Department of Defense
Hagel, Announcing Furlough, Thanks Civilian Employees -- US Department of Defense
Hagel Issues Memo Directing Preparations for Civilian Furloughs -- US Department of Defense
U.S. Defense Department civilians to go on unpaid leave for 11 days -- Reuters
Defense Dept. poised to ease sequestration impacts -- CBS/AP
Defense Dept Furloughs Cut to 11 Days -- ABC News
DOD furlough plan to affect 9 in 10 civilians -- Stars and Stripes
Defense to furlough most of its 800,000 civilians -- L.A. Times
Pentagon poised to trim furlough days -- FOX News/AP
Defense Department expected to reduce furloughs to 11 days beginning in June -- Washington Post
Hagel Sets Furloughs for 680,000 Workers Starting July 8 -- Bloomberg
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