63 Hundred Civilian Workers In Central Ohio Facing Furloughs

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia

Published October 8, 2013 at 6:31 AM EDT

Thousands of federal government workers at the Defense Supply Center in Whitehall are facing furloughs at the end of the week. After this Friday, officials at the Defense Finance and Accounting Service and Defense Logistics Agency say they'll furlough a combined 63-hundred workers.

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