Some Navy employees should return to work today

From Navy Office of Information in Washington, DC

All currently furloughed Navy Department employees should return to work today [Monday, Oct. 7] or as soon as practical with the exception of the employees in the categories listed below:

1 – Chief Information Officer (CIO) functions, not previously excepted from furlough based on the Contingency Plan Guidance for Continuation of Essential Operations in the Absence of Available Appropriations of September 2013.

2 – Deputy Chief Management Officer (DCMO) functions not previously excepted. Should not be any below the Secretariat/Echelon I level.

3 – Legislative Affairs and Public Affairs functions not previously excepted or required in support of internal communications to members of the active service.

4 – Auditor and related functions, including Inspector General (IG), not previously excepted. Employees supporting Financial Improvement Audit Readiness (FIAR) activities are excepted and can report to work.

5 – Work done in support of non-Department of Defense activities and Agencies (except the U.S. Coast Guard) not previously exempted. Foreign Military Sales (FMS) employees are excepted and can report to work.