[magellan]

The furlough terms you describe are the terms for DoD civil service. Defense contractors are not subject to those terms, but to the terms of the contract they have made with the DoD.

I do not understand why a contractor would be subject to such terms, nor do I understand why they would choose to mirror such terms.

[Wiser now]

The local supervisers have not been able to tell the contractors how the sequester is going to affect them yet. If they have to take the furloughs it will be one day per week for 22 weeks.