Wallace v. Department of the Army

Petitioner Michael A. Wallace (‘Wallace”) appeals the final decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board (“the Board”) affirming the United States Army Corps of Engineers’ (“USACE” or “the agency”) decision to furlough him for six days in 2013, as part of the sequestration furloughs that affected the entire Department of Defense (“DoD”). Wallace v. Dep’t of the Navy (“Final Decision”), No. AT-0752-13-0984-I-1, 2016 MSPB LEXIS 3016 (M.S.P.B. May 19, 2016). For the reasons explained below, we affirm.

Background

Federal laws enacted in 2011 and 2012 required across-the-board budget cuts, known…