Some 8,100 civilian employees at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base received new 30-day furlough notices late last week as the ongoing federal government shutdown became the longest in U.S. history.
That number came from a U.S. Air Force spokesperson. It is the first time the number of employees at Wright-Patterson impacted by the government shutdown has been revealed since the shutdown commenced Oct. 1.
“When a lapse in appropriations exceeds 30 days, Office of Personnel Management (OPM) regulations require agencies to treat it as a new furlough and issue a second formal furlough notice,” the spokesperson said. “This furlough second notice issuance reaffirms that furloughed employees remain in a non‑duty, non‑pay status and reiterates that they must not perform any work for the department while furloughed.”…