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Kittery shipyard to see hiring freeze, terminations
http://bangordailynews.com/2013/02/03/business/kittery-shipyard-to-see-hiring-freeze-terminations/Kittery shipyard to see hiring freeze, terminations
By Jim Haddadin, Foster's Daily Democrat
Posted Feb. 03, 2013, at 7:24 a.m.
KITTERY, Maine — The U.S. Navy is implementing new cost-control measures that will impact Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, including a civilian hiring freeze and termination of temporary workers.
The Navy is looking to reduce “base operating support” by 10 percent in the coming year, Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert, chief of naval operations, wrote in a Jan. 25 memo.
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Even steeper cuts take effect in March unless Congress reaches a compromise to avert the so-called “fiscal cliff,” a series of automatic spending cuts. If the cuts are triggered, the Navy will face an additional $4 billion in spending reductions for fiscal year 2013.
The Navy’s preliminary plan for responding to the cuts includes civilian furloughs of up to 22 days. Some emergency repairs would also be deferred, including the remainder of the $292 million worth of repairs slated for the USS Miami.
