Defense Furloughs Cost Ga. $55 Mil. | Georgia Public Broadcasting

MACON, Ga. — Six weeks of furloughs for civilian Defense Department employees have cost Georgia $55 million in lost income.

That figure was calculated by the Federal-Postal Coalition, a group that’s lobbying for the reversal of sequestration, and is based on the Pentagon’s own estimates when they were originally talking about 22 furlough days per week for all employees. That would have cost Georgia more than $200 million.

Even though the financial impact on individuals was not as deep as expected there were other consequences, said Meghan Walsh, legislative director of the National Association of Government Employees, a coalition member.

“[Furloughed employees] were also concerned about what taking these six days off would mean for the men and women who are serving our country in uniform, that they’re supporting through these jobs,” Walsh said.

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