1.0Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairshttps://www.hsgac.senate.govTim O'Connor Fraserhttps://www.hsgac.senate.gov/author/tofraser/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="KXQmKLJnMh"><a href="https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/media/reps/first-eliminate-awol-employees-before-critical-furloughs/">First Eliminate AWOL Employees Before Critical Furloughs:</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/media/reps/first-eliminate-awol-employees-before-critical-furloughs/embed/#?secret=KXQmKLJnMh" width="600" height="338" title="“First Eliminate AWOL Employees Before Critical Furloughs:” — Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs" data-secret="KXQmKLJnMh" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> Dr. Coburn sent the following letter to OPM Director John Berry urging agency heads to avoid critical furloughs by first eliminating employees that do not show up for work, who are not performing official work, or are simply not working at all, which cost the federal government millions in lost man-hours. AWOL Employees: Between 2001 and 2007, […]https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/HSGAC_Logo_Social.jpg1200630