If Congress cannot pass a continuing resolution to fund the government in time for the start of fiscal year 2014 on Tuesday, the federal government will shut down and only a “minimum” number of Defense Department civilian employees would be allowed to work through the shutdown, the Pentagon’s comptroller said. Comptroller Robert Hale told reporters Sept. 27 that the administration did not believe a shutdown should take place but that “we have to be prudent and plan for a lapse…
DoD: Shutdown Would Furlough Half of Civilian Staff, Halt Most Acquisition
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