No Overtime Due To Budget Stalemate

From the Federal Times:

The Social Security Administration has canceled overtime for most employees, effective immediately, according to a message from the agency's top finance official.

The only exception is for overtime "directly related" to life, safety and preservation of property, Deputy Commissioner Michael Gallagher said in a Friday e-mail. The decision was the result of discussions earlier that day between Social Security Commissioner Michael Astrue and the Office of Management and Budget, Gallagher said. ...

Based on the Obama administration's fiscal 2011 budget request, for example, the agency expected about 3,200 work years to come from overtime, versus some 68,800 from full-time equivalents.