KSOO-AM 1140 - Live, Local and Breaking News from Sioux Falls, South Dakota » SD National Guard http://ksoo.com The Talk of Sioux Falls Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:15:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Agencies Brace for Sequestration Cuts http://ksoo.com/agencies-brace-for-sequestration-cuts/ http://ksoo.com/agencies-brace-for-sequestration-cuts/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:13:43 +0000 Gene Hetland http://ksoo.com/?p=68699 Government agencies on every level are keeping an eye on Washington and watching to see if the so-called "sequestration" cuts are made.

Officials with the South Dakota National Guard say automatic spending cuts could force them to furlough 548 of the Guard's 918 full-time employees for one day a week for 22 weeks, beginning in late April, if the automatic cuts are made

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]]> http://ksoo.com/agencies-brace-for-sequestration-cuts/feed/ 0 The South Dakota National Guard is making plans for furloughs, should the automatic:"sequestration" be made. The cuts would happen if no agreement is reached between President Obama and Congress.