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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Totally depends on the agency - my agency has been trimming things down for years, so there likely won't be any furloughs (we are already operating at only 70ish % of where we are supposed to be).  I heard FBI is expecting minor furloughs and at least one pary of DOD is expecting major furloughs (1 day a week).  Honestly, I think DOD will be the worst hit.  Many federal agencies have been under a budget crunch for years now.  DOD has not and they have a lot of fat to trim.[/quote]

While I agree that DoD will be the worst hit, it's simply not true that the DoD as whole hasn't been under a budget crunch as well.  It started with the in-sourcing initiative and continued through Gates' Efficiencies memo and still continues.  There have been hiring freezes for several years, contracts have been losing some or all funding for just as long.  They're working under the same CR as all the other federal agencies.  They've been trimming the fat.  It's just that they have a lot to trim so it's not as noticeable.[/quote]

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