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DoD releases more details on revised furlough timeline

Furlough notices will now be sent to employees in early May. Actual furloughs will begin in mid-to-late June, placing most Defense civilians on unpaid leave roughly one day per week for the final seven pay periods of the fiscal year.

Tags: Congress , sequestration , workforce , Chuck Hagel , Martin Dempsey , Robert Hale , Jared Serbu , furloughs

Friday - 03/29/2013, 10:45am EDT
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Pentagon cuts number of furlough days to 14

The Pentagon will sharply cut the number of unpaid furlough days civilians will be forced to take over the next several months from 22 to 14. According to defense officials, Secretary Chuck Hagel made the decision Wednesday. DoD said last week it would review its furlough plan after Congress shifted more than $10 billion to military operations and maintenance accounts as part of the bill funding agencies through the remainder of 2013.

Tags: sequestration , Chuck Hagel , furloughs , workforce

Thursday - 03/28/2013, 11:01am EDT

VA pushes DoD to adopt VistA as starting point for electronic health record

Under a revised strategy for creating an interagency e-health record, VA will use its current system, VistA. The department believes DoD should adopt it too.

Tags: Veterans Affairs , Integrated Electronic Health Record , Elizabeth McGrath , Stephen Warren , Jared Serbu ,

Thursday - 03/28/2013, 10:48am EDT
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Furloughs, sequestration, and five day delivery

AFGE's J. David Cox, and Federal Times Senior Writer Sean Reilly will talk about the impact of sequestration and the possiblity that federal workers will be furloughed.
March 27, 2013

Tags: pay and benefits , J. David Cox , AFGE , sequestration , furloughs , Federal Times , Sean Reilly , budget battle , continuing resolution , Saturday delivery , USPS , Mike Causey , Your Turn

Wednesday - 03/27/2013, 04:52pm EDT
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Military's same-sex couples seek overturn of DOMA

If the high court strikes down the DOMA, the ruling could bring sweeping changes to the way the military treats widows and widowers.

Tags: DOMA

Wednesday - 03/27/2013, 06:08am EDT

Russia breaks the ice

There could be a break-through in U.S. Russia missile defense discussions. Reuters is reporting Russia "has asked Washington to hold regular consultations on missile defense in Europe, signaling that a shift in U.S. missile shield plans might help to resolve a row that has long strained ties."

Tags: Pentagon & Beyond , J.J. Green

Tuesday - 03/26/2013, 08:32am EDT
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