The Defense Department will take an additional two weeks to analyze the impact of the newly passed continuing spending legislation before it issues furlough notices to its civilian employees, announced Pentagon Press Secretary George Little on Thursday. “We have not made any decision on whether or not the total number of planned furlough days for Fiscal 2013 will change as a result of this delay,” said Little in a March 21 release. “We believe the delay is a responsible step to take in order to assure our civilian employees that we do not take lightly the prospect of furloughs and the resulting decrease in employee pay,” he added. Pentagon Comptroller Robert Hale announced earlier this month that furloughs could begin as early as April 26 unless Congress acted to end budget sequestration, which kicked in on March 1. Pentagon officials have said employees would be furloughed for up to 22 days—resulting in roughly a 20 percent pay cut—for the remainder of the fiscal year.
Tennessee Guard to Receive Eight KC-46s
Nov. 20, 2025
The Air Force has tapped McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base as its preferred location for the next base to host KC-46 aerial refuelers, replacing the KC-135s that have been there since the 1970s.
