Politics & Government

Proposed Cuts Could Cost Fort Bragg Jobs

A recently released Army report says Fort Bragg could lose 8,000 soldier and civilian jobs by 2020.

A new Army report spells out the worst-case scenario for military bases as the Army attempts to reduce its force from 562,000 to 490,000 by 2020.

Fort Bragg officials said in a Fayetteville Observer report that they could not yet comment on cuts that could be made on Fort Bragg, saying they were still working through initial planning for specific courses of action.

Fort Bragg is one of 21 bases named in the report as potentially losing thousands of jobs. They currently employ 14,000 civilian employees and the work force has been aware of the possibility since September by leadership at Fort Bragg.

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Local units have cancelled conferences, training that is not mandatory and requires travel, as well as defense contracts. Family Readiness Group purse strings have been tightened and even the minimal purchasing of office supplies have also gone to the chopping block.

The memo, signed by Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno and Secretary of the Army John McHugh, also directs officials to plan for further savings if the budgetary uncertainty in Washington is not resolved and says civilian furloughs will be considered if necessary.

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Read the full report in the attached PDF.

 

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