Reuters: Politics: Pentagon civilians to go on unpaid leave for 11 days

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Pentagon civilians to go on unpaid leave for 11 days May 14th 2013, 14:01 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News China rejects Pentagon charges of military espionage Tue, May 7 2013 U.S. rethinking its opposition to arming Syrian rebels: Hagel Thu, May 2 2013 U.S. suspects Syria used chemical weapons, wants proof Fri, Apr 26 2013 U.S. believes Syrian government used some chemical weapons: Hagel Thu, Apr 25 2013 Israeli spy says Syria used chemical arms, U.S. unconvinced Tue, Apr 23 2013 Analysis & Opinion Counterparties: Tesla stock goes vroom! From Afghanistan to Syria, an anemic U.S. civilian effort U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is seen in a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington, May 2, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Gary Cameron WASHINGTON | Tue May 14, 2013 10:01am EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will announce on Tuesday that most of the Pentagon's 800,000 civilian employees will be placed on unpaid leave for 11 days this fiscal year, less than a previous estimate of 14 days, defense officials told Reuters. Hagel, who will announce the decision at a town hall meeting with Pentagon employees, made the decision to go ahead with the furloughs after studying various options to comply with deep cuts in defense spending that the Defense Department must implement by the end of the fiscal year on September 30. (Reporting by Phil Stewart; Editing by Vicki Allen) 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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