BOSTON (AP) — The Pentagon says Massachusetts could be facing about $45 million in Defense Department civilian payroll cuts if automatic government spending cuts kick in March 1.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told Congress on Wednesday that if a budget deal isn’t reached, he may have to shorten the workweek for the “vast majority” of the Defense Department’s 800,000 civilian workers. They’d lose one day of work per week, or 20 percent of their pay, for up to 22 weeks, probably starting in late April.
The Pentagon’s budget chief, Robert Hale, told reporters the economic impact would be felt nationwide.
Pentagon figures show its civilian payroll in Massachusetts for the 2012 fiscal year was $531.7 million, and about $486.7 million for 2013.
The biggest potential civilian payroll losses would be in Virginia, California, Maryland, Texas and Georgia.
Interesting, Didn’t the DOD get 65Bil two years ago?
When all else fails….. Scare the public!!!!!
The Pres. should think before he opens hi moth
so nobody would lose thier jobs? They’d only lose 1 day a week? EVERYBODY is being forced to do more with less, this seems like a no-brainer. Government should have to cut back as we the taxpayers have to cut back to pay the government.
Money is made off of wars, people who are in those job positions had to know if the war ended, there would be cuts, if they didnt they know now, hopefully the money can be redirected elsewhere to benefit the country,
Wow…
good