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Defense Department to furlough most civilian workers for up to 11 days

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has announced that he has signed a memorandum directing defense managers to prepare to furlough most Defense Department civilian employees for up to 11 days between July 8 and the Sept. 30 end of the fiscal year.

To read the entire text of this memorandum, please click this link.
 
Secretary Hagel has also issued a message to the DoD civilian workforce which can be read here.

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