Robins Commissary plans for “Furlough Tuesdays”

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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