Panetta Notifies Congress of Worker Furloughs Under Cuts
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Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said he notified Congress of plans to impose furloughs on the Pentagon’s civilian employees should automatic budget cuts take effect on March 1 and “continue for a substantial period.”
Panetta said in a message today to about 800,000 Department of Defense employees that the “vast majority” of them would have to take unpaid leave and that they would get at least 30 days’ notice if that’s to happen.