Pentagon may lay off thousands if defense spending cuts go through

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12. I work for a defense contractor.

We've been told conditional WARN notices will go out in November. Part of the issue is that Congress has given no indication on where the cuts are coming from. So the company doesn't know which programs are getting what cut, and which employees would then be laid off. And since Congress probably won't do anything, direction or pushing sequestration off another year or passing something that removes or modifies sequestration, a company could essentially need to give WARN notices to all employees with final notice given just days before the new year.

I have heard that another defense contractor is planning furlough days for certain employees instead of a layoff, for now.

I should be okay if there's a layoff, but there are a lot of worried people I work with.