This is the word on the street and I hope it is true since I know a young man that needs to get his teachers back!! This is even more exciting than A History of the Navy in 100 Objects win! "Secretary of Chuck Hagel made a surprise announcement on Saturday that he would recall to work next week almost all of the 400,000 Defense Department civilian employees who had been sent home from work when the government shut down. Mr. Hagel said the decision that “most DoD civilians” now would be exempted from furloughs came after Pentagon and Justice Department lawyers said they interpreted a stop-gap budget law to include a larger number of workers. When the government shut down, about half of the Defense Department’s civilian work force of 800,000 was ordered to stay home; military personnel are automatically exempted from the shutdown. In a letter released Saturday, Mr. Hagel said that government lawyers said that under the Pay Our Military Act, the Defense Department could “eliminate furloughs for employees whose responsibilities contribute to the morale, well-being, capabilities and readiness of service members.”
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