“Heavy US government spending cuts took a sharp swing as the Pentagon began putting about 650,000 civilian workers on unpaid leave. The Department of Defense’s civilian employees face furloughs of up to 11 days through the end of the fiscal year on September 30. The pay pinch was expected to have the most immediate impact in areas with a large military presence, such as greater Washington DC, California and Texas. The International Monetary Fund last month assailed the sharp spending cuts as ‘excessively rapid and ill-designed.'”
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/07/08/pentagon-puts-650000-workers-on-unpaid-leave-due-to-cuts/
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