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To: blueplum
The State Department ordered its employees to return to work next week, saying it has found money to cover a half-month in salary, as the Trump administration continued to grapple with a federal shutdown that shows no sign of ending.

They didn't want to risk that having people furloughed for more than 30 days might give Trump authority to order permanent Reductions In Force. Even a two week return to work restarts the clock.

8 posted on 01/18/2019 5:33:56 AM PST by PapaBear3625 ("Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities." -- Voltaire)
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it will be interesting to see, in the next week, how many depts. come up with ‘found’ money they had squirreled away while crying poor for budget purposes. Or if this ‘found money’ had any relation to the McConnell courts Pompeo rumors.


11 posted on 01/18/2019 6:01:02 AM PST by blueplum ( "...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017)
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To: PapaBear3625

You are right on target.
I have extended family in the State Dept and he was always talking about three things.

How dumb Ambassadors were.
How he had lifetime employment.
How the private sector was so over paid.

He retired with a 100k pension plus Social Security.
He had free housing during his travels overseas.


16 posted on 01/18/2019 7:34:53 AM PST by Zathras
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