Attorney General Eric Holder sent a memo to Justice Department employees last week saying he has ordered a hiring freeze and is asking the FBI, ATF, DEA and U.S. Marshals Service to curb non-personnel spending.
In his memo Holder notes that the government is currently being funded until March 4 under a continuing resolution that keeps funding under last year’s levels. In the memo, a copy of which was obtained by ABC News, Holder says the measures being implemented will help the Department avoid the possibility of “more severe measures such as staff furloughs.”
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