SPECIAL REPORT
The Threat of Sequestration
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The Furloughs That Never Came
May 20 Few agencies followed through on warnings of forced unpaid leave.
Defense Cuts Are Squeezing Programs
May 20 Commissary closings will affect thousands of civilians and service members.
Unions Want FAA to Make Up for Unnecessary Furloughs
May 17 Grievances ask for paid time off in compensation for the days employees were on forced leave.
Lawmakers Fight Defense Furlough Plan
May 16 Hagel urged to use flexibility to protect civilian workforce.
FBI Faces Furloughs in 2014
May 16 Furloughs would 'impact safety and security' of the nation, director tells lawmakers.
Furlough Watch: Agency-by-Agency Impacts of Sequestration
May 16 Some agencies are avoiding unpaid leave altogether, while others require days of it.
Next Year’s Defense Furlough Prospects Uncertain
May 15 Officials aim to avoid unpaid leave in 2014, but ‘can’t know the future fully.’
A Fresh Look at Sequester Harms From House Democrats
May 15 Appropriators warn of long-term shortfalls in airport modernization, Coast Guard training, food inspection.
Hagel Presents New Defense Furlough Plan; More Tweaks Possible
May 14 ‘We’ve got to be fair,’ Defense secretary says.
Defense Agency Will Use Sequester, Other Cuts to Make Big Changes
May 13 DLA director will use innovative ideas to cut $10 billion over five years.
Still No Word on Defense Furloughs
May 13 Navy seeks to exempt public shipyard workers from unpaid leave, official says.
FAA No Longer Needs to Close 149 Contract Towers
May 10 Recently signed law will allow funds to be shifted so the towers can stay open through September
Lawmaker tells Commerce to Avoid National Weather Service Furloughs
May 10 Reversing the cuts would mitigate 'adverse' impacts to safety, Democrat says.
Deputy Defense Chief Renews Call for BRAC, Military Pay Cuts
May 7 Carter says 'strategic transition' should include civilian workforce trim of 5 percent.
Reimbursement for Furloughed FAA Workers?
May 7 Employees at FAA could receive extra leave to compensate for unnecessary furloughs.
Hot Summer in Store for State Employees
May 7 State Department will raise the temperatures to cut spending.
Defense Contract Awards Down 52 Percent in April
May 7 Sequestration is weighing heavily on acquisition managers, consultant says.
Spending Law Restores $5 Billion to Sequestered Agencies, White House Says
May 6 Some accounts were cut too low, meaning funds were automatically restored.
TSP's G Fund Helps Delay Debt Ceiling
CBP Could Escape Furloughs
Feds Flock to TSP's L Funds
EIG 2013 as Told by Your Tweets
Boldly Go Where No Fed's Gone Before
The Big Squeeze: Defense Under Sequester



















