Reuters: U.S.: Pentagon civilians face reduced unpaid leave due to funding bill, Hagel says

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Pentagon civilians face reduced unpaid leave due to funding bill, Hagel says Mar 28th 2013, 19:26 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Senate to pass budget, ushering in lull in fiscal battle Fri, Mar 22 2013 Pentagon delays furlough decision, analyzing funding bill Thu, Mar 21 2013 Nevada military depot mortar explosion kills seven Marines Tue, Mar 19 2013 Defense chief orders strategy review in response to budget cuts Mon, Mar 18 2013 U.S. to bolster missile defenses to counter North Korea threat: Hagel Fri, Mar 15 2013 Analysis & Opinion Without Russian aid, Cyprus is at EU’s mercy Hagel has a tough time on first Afghanistan trip The Supreme Court weighs the meaning of marriage.  Slideshow  U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speaks at his news conference at the Pentagon in Washington March 15, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Yuri Gripas WASHINGTON | Thu Mar 28, 2013 3:33pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most of the Pentagon's nearly 800,000 civilian employees will be put on unpaid leave for 14 days this year, a reduction from the 22 days initially planned, after a new funding bill eased the strain on the Defense Department's budget, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Monday. Hagel, speaking at a Pentagon news conference, said the department still faces a $22 billion shortfall in its operations account and would face some difficult funding cuts. "We're going to have to deal with that reality and prioritize and make some cuts and do what we've got to do" to implement the more than $40 billion in defense cuts mandated by Congress and the president beginning on March 1, he said. (Reporting by David Alexander; Editing by Will Dunham) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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