DHS law enforcement officers face 14-day furloughs

Federal Times: Many of the Department of Homeland Security’s frontline law enforcement officers would be furloughed for up to 14 days if sequestration goes into effect, Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday.

In a letter to Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, the ranking Democrat on the House Homeland Security Committee, Napolitano said sequestration’s budget cuts could also force layoffs at Homeland Security.

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