Sequestration : comprehensive and updated cost savings would better inform DOD decision makers if future civilian furloughs occur : report to Congressional committees.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office, issuing body.

Standardized Title:

Sequestration (2014 June)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of Defense--Personnel management--Cost effectiveness.

United States.

United States. Department of Defense.

Civil service--United States--Personnel management--Cost effectiveness.

Civil service.

Civil service--Furloughs--Cost effectiveness.

Sequestration (Public finance)--United States.

Sequestration (Public finance).

United States--Armed Forces--Civilian employees--Personnel management--Cost effectiveness.

Personnel management--Cost effectiveness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ii, 44 pages) : color illustrations

Other Title:

Comprehensive and updated cost savings would better inform Department of Defense decision makers if future civilian furloughs occur

DOD civilian furlough

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : United States Government Accountability Office, 2014.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

In March 2013, DOD's discretionary budget was reduced by $37 billion as a result of sequestration -- across-the-board spending reductions to enforce certain budget policy goals. In response, the Secretary of Defense implemented an administrative furlough, among other things by placing most of DOD's civilian personnel in a temporary nonduty, nonpay status. An administrative furlough is a planned event by an agency to absorb reductions due to budget situations other than a lapse in appropriations. GAO was mandated to review DOD's implementation of its administrative furlough. This report (1) examined how DOD implemented its furloughs and any reported cost savings, (2) examined the extent to which DOD utilized up-to-date cost-savings information in the planning and implementation of furloughs, and (3) identified any reported examples of impacts that resulted from the furloughs. GAO reviewed DOD furlough guidance, interviewed officials, and conducted visits at selected sites that were selected to represent different categories of furlough exceptions and potential sequestration impacts, among other things.

Contents:

Background

DOD implemented a 6-day administrative furlough of its civilian personnel and reported approximately $1 billion in savings

DOD did not use comprehensive and updated information on estimated cost savings to inform its decisions

Wide range of impacts reported from the implementation of the administrative furlough

Conclusions.

Notes:

"June 2014."

Includes bibliographical references.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (GAO, viewed June 24, 2014).

"GAO-14-529."

OCLC:

881681944