Sequester Update: HUD Employee Furloughs

By now we’ve all heard about the sequester;  the across the board cuts in government spending mandated by Congress.  HUD plans to furlough employees beginning in May to meet its requirements to cut salaries and expenses.  What’s a furlough?  A temporary, involuntary, unpaid leave.

The plan, at this time, is for all HUD employees (with very limited and rare exceptions) to be furloughed for 7 days:  May 10,  May 24, June 14, July 5,  July 22, August 16 and August 30.  HUD employees are notpermitted to come into the office, work from home, access HUD email or access HUD computer systems on those days – even as unpaid volunteers.

All HUD offices across the country will be closed on the furlough days.