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DoD Instructed to Begin Government Shutdown Planning

Mai Hanoon

Tuesday, September 24th, 2013

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The Defense Department has received guidance from the Office of Management and Budget to “review and update our plan” to prepare for a government shutdown, Pentagon spokesman George Little told reporters yesterday. A memo approved by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Deputy Secretary Ashton Carter does not include many specific details about how to proceed if a shutdown occurs, but it gets the ball rolling on determining those details, including who would be exempt versus non-exempt during a shutdown, Little…

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