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DoD Furlough Decision Coming Soon

Julie Samuel

Thursday, May 2nd, 2013

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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will decide soon how many civilian employees will be forced to take unpaid leave because of “sequestration” budget cuts, and those furloughs could impact the military services differently, an official said. “We know that we have to make a decision soon,” Pentagon press secretary George Little told reporters Wednesday. “The secretary is reviewing analysis on the budget and he’ll reach a decision in the near future.” Up to 750,000 of the Pentagon’s 800,000 civilian employees could…

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