Pentagon Furlough of 680,000 Seeks to Save $1.8 Billion
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The Pentagon is ordering furloughs of 680,000 civilian workers in an effort to save $1.8 billion of the $37 billion in spending cuts it must make this year.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced yesterday that most of the Defense Department’s civilian employees will face 11 days of unpaid leave, one day a week starting on July 8 and continuing through September.