Federal Times: The Labor Department sent furlough notices to about 4,700 employees Tuesday — about 28 percent of its total workforce.
Labor spokesman Steve Barr said affected employees will be furloughed for an average of six days by the end of September. The department hopes to spread the furlough days out so employees will take roughly one unpaid day of leave each month, Barr said.
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