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LAY OFF * USA - Transportation Agencies Lay Off 2,000 as Funds Expire
Washington,DC,USA -Bloomberg/Businessweek, by Jeff Plungis -March 1, 2010: -- The U.S. Transportation Department said it will lay off about 2,000 employees today, temporarily halting construction projects, reimbursements to state governments and highway safety programs... The affected workers are in the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Research and Innovative Technology Administration... The furloughs are necessary because the Senate failed to complete action on a bill to extend unemployment benefits, according to the statement. Among provisions in the measure was an extension of authorization to spend money from the federal Highway Trust Fund, which bankrolls spending for parts of the Transportation Department...
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