Hanscom commissary plans for furlough Published June 19, 2013 Defense Commissary Agency Public Affairs HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. -- If the anticipated Department of Defense civilian employee furloughs are implemented in early July; the Hanscom military commissary will close one additional day a week, according to the director and CEO of the Defense Commissary Agency. The closures could total 11 days between July 8 and Sept. 30. The Hanscom AFB commissary's normal days of operation will change beginning July 8 due to the furlough of commissary employees. At this time, and for as long as furloughs are in effect, the store will be closed on Tuesdays, in addition to the normal Monday closure. Other than the furlough day, there are no other changes planned for store operation hours. The announcement comes as DeCA follows Department of Defense protocols related to the automatic federal government budget reductions, known as sequestration, which began March 1. Like most DoD activities, DeCA is mandated by the Department to furlough its civil service employees. DeCA has 247 commissaries with more than 16,000 employees operating in 13 countries and two U.S. territories. Furloughs will impact all of DeCA's more than 14,000 U.S. civilian employees. "We know that any disruption in commissary operations will impact our patrons," said Joseph H. Jeu, DeCA's director and CEO. "Also, we understand the tremendous burden this places on our employees, who, when furloughed, will lose 20 percent of their pay." As sequestration continues, commissary customers can quickly find out about any changes to their local store's operating schedule by going to www.commissaries.com, clicking on the "Locations" tab, then "Alphabetical Listing," finding their store and clicking on "local store information." Keep in mind, this schedule is subject to change and new information will be published as received.