Lockheed Reduces Furloughs As DOD Civilians Return To Work

By Gabe Starosta / October 7, 2013 at 3:10 PM
In response to the Pentagon's weekend announcement that the majority of its civilian employees will be able to return to work despite the ongoing government shutdown, Lockheed Martin has withdrawn furlough notices to some of its employees, the company announced today. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Oct. 5 that as a result of the Pay Our Military Act, recently passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama, most of the 400,000 Defense Department civilians who had been...

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