Special to the Journal
Beginning July 9, and every
Tuesday during the DoD-mandated furlough period, the Robins Commissary will be
closed.
The Tuesday closures are in addition to Mondays, the day the
store is routinely closed.
The “Furlough Tuesdays” are the result of automatic federal
government budget reductions, known as sequestration, which began March 1. Like
most DOD activities, DeCA is mandated to furlough its civil service employees.
Susan Edmonds, Commissary director, said Tuesdays were
selected because they would be less disruptive to customers and vendors.
“This decision will undoubtedly cause a burden on our
customers, but we concluded this day would have the least impact to
operations,” she said.
Other than the furlough day, there are no other changes
planned, said Edmonds.
DeCA has 247 commissaries with more than 16,000 employees
operating in 13 countries and two U.S. territories. Furloughs will impact all of its more than 14,000 U.S. civilian
employees.
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