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Book/Printed Material Missing in action : AWOL in the Federal government : a report

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Title

  • Missing in action : AWOL in the Federal government : a report

Summary

  • AWOL is the general term given to hours during which an employee is absent from his or her job without permission. This can range from simply being late to work, to not showing for months at a time. Between 2001 and 2007, the number of work hours lost to AWOL employees rose steadily. In total, there were nearly 20 million AWOL hours in just seven years across 18 departments and agencies.

Names

  • Coburn, Tom A.
  • United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security

Created / Published

  • [Washington, DC : United States Senate, 2008].

Headings

  • -  United States--Officials and employees
  • -  Absenteeism (Labor)--United States
  • -  Waste in government spending--United States

Notes

  • -  Title from cover.
  • -  "August 2008."

Medium

  • 1 online resource (21 pages) : color illustrations

Call Number/Physical Location

  • JK765

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2004500034

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Coburn, Tom A, and Government Information United States Congress. Senate. Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee On Federal Financial Management. Missing in action: AWOL in the Federal government: a report. [Washington, DC: United States Senate, 2008] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2004500034/.

APA citation style:

Coburn, T. A. & United States Congress. Senate. Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee On Federal Financial Management, G. I. (2008) Missing in action: AWOL in the Federal government: a report. [Washington, DC: United States Senate] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2004500034/.

MLA citation style:

Coburn, Tom A, and Government Information United States Congress. Senate. Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee On Federal Financial Management. Missing in action: AWOL in the Federal government: a report. [Washington, DC: United States Senate, 2008] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2004500034/>.