Show first civilian employment drop the real news offis week is the announcement that federal civilian employment in september dropped by the first reduction since the korean war began most of the credit goes to the ferguson amendment which was tacked onto many appropriations bills this year reducing funds for personnel by about 10 some credit also goes to the jensen amendment which in many agencies forbids the filling of a percentage of the vacancies that normally occur as emp employees T ees leave their jobs this la latter t ter amendment will not have as quick an effect as the immediate 10 money cut |