Robert F. Hale, the Defense Department's comptroller and chief financial officer, and Jessica L. Wright, acting undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, brief reporters at the Pentagon, Feb. 20, 2013, on the status of the department’s civilian furlough planning efforts as a result of the impending sequestration deadline. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley