Base employee furlough delayed

From Staff Reports

Robins Air Force Base employees who have braced their

budgets for the furlough this month now have until April 5 until the furlough

notices are sent.

According to a release, the Pentagon has delayed the notices

until the pending legislation concerning the federal funding for the rest of

the fiscal year has been analyzed to see how it will affect the Department of

Defense.

“The legislation could have some impact on the overall

number of furlough days, but no decisions have been reached, especially since

the legislation hasn’t been signed into law,” Navy Cmdr. Leslie Hull-Ryde, a

Pentagon spokeswoman, said in the release. “The number of furlough days at this

point remains at 22.”

Pentagon Press Secretary George Little stated in the

release, “We believe the delay is a responsible step to take in order to

assure our civilian employees that we do not take lightly the prospect of

furloughs and the resulting decrease in employee pay,” he said.

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