Einboden v. Department of the Navy

DYK, Circuit Judge.

Gregory Einboden appeals a decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board (“the Board” or “MSPB”) denying his petition for review and affirming the decision of the Department of the Navy (“Navy”) to furlough him for six days in July and August of 2013 pursuant to sequestration legislation. We find no reversible error in the Board’s decision. Accordingly, we affirm.

Background

This case arises as a result of sequestration legislation adopted by Congress. In August of 2011, Congress passed the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 2011 (“BBEDCA”), which called…