Giving pink slips, that is.
WASHINGTON — Some U.S. Army civilian employees may get pink slips before Christmas because Defense Department funding hasn’t been approved, a defense spokesman said.
President George Bush and Defense Secretary Robert Gates have asked Congress to pass a $178 billion defense funding bill without including a timetable for troop withdrawals from Iraq. The House passed a $50 billion measure that including a time line for redeployment of troops, but the measure stalled in the Senate.
The employees would not be laid off until after Christmas, but some contracts require 60-day notification if the layoffs will be longer than 60 days, Defense Department spokesman Bryan Whitman said in a news release.
But they support the troops!
