DoD reduces civilian furlough days

Federal Times: For hundreds of thousands of Defense Department civilian employees, unpaid furloughs will end next week after the Pentagon found money from other areas to cut the number of furlough days from 11 to six.

In a statement Tuesday, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel attributed the decision to several factors, including lower-than-expected costs for moving equipment out of Afghanistan and Congress’ approval late last month of a request to shift billions of dollars from acquisition accounts to operating activities.

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