Department of Defense appropriated fund civilian employees begin a government-mandated furlough beginning Monday for up to 11 weeks.
Civilian employees will have one furlough day without pay each week for 11 weeks through the end of the fiscal year between July 8 and Sept. 30. A furlough of one eight-hour day per week equates to a 20 percent reduction in pay over the furlough period for impacted civilian employees, for those who normally work 40 hours per week.
“I have made this decision very reluctantly, because I know that the furloughs will disrupt lives and impact DOD operations,” Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said in his directive to the services.
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