Report: Pantex could furlough 2,500 workers under sequestration

[TexasTowelie]

The Pantex Plant would furlough up to 2,500 workers for three weeks if Congress and the administration don’t reach an agreement to avert automatic cuts triggered by sequestration, according to a report released by Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee.

The sequester is scheduled to begin on March 1 under the Office of Management and Budget Contract and would automatically cut $85 billion in fiscal 2013 spending, unless Congress acts, according to the report.

Pantex, where the nation’s nuclear weapons are assembled and dismantled, employs more than 3,000 workers.

More at http://amarillo.com/news/local-news/2013-02-14/report-pantex-could-furlough-2500-workers-under-sequestration .