The Y-12 National Security Complex won’t need to resort to furloughs to deal with the impact of sequestration, a site spokesman said in a statement. Site officials had braced employees for the possibility of furloughs to deal with the across-the-board funding cuts, but B&W Y-12 spokesman Ellen Boatner said Y-12 will weather the sequestration storm by implementing additional spending restrictions at the site, effective immediately. “Although Y-12 has been managing its resources during the year by limiting procurements, travel and hiring, additional changes are needed,” Boatner said in a statement. “Effective this week, we are implementing additional spending reductions. We have sought to minimize the impact of these cuts to our mission and to our employees, and although we no longer expect that furloughs will be necessary, some of the cuts we are making directly impact our workers.”
She said employee awards benefits are going to be cut, the site’s summer intern program and educational assistance program will be scrapped, technical upgrades are being suspended, and there will be cutbacks in travel, professional development training, and in the purchase of materials and supplies. “Going forward, we will be watching purchases very carefully while ensuring that the site continues to operate at the highest levels of safety and security, and we will address additional changes in budget guidance, if any, as we receive it,” Boatner said.
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