The specific authority for furloughing personnel who are working under mobility agreements pursuant to the IPA, either inside the Federal Government or with other organizations, will depend upon the nature of individual agreements, the status of the appointments, and/or the funding arrangements for the assignments. As a general rule, the following principles are applicable in determining whether to furlough personnel on IPA mobility assignments:
- Personnel from non-Federal organizations on appointments to the Federal Government are subject to furlough in the same manner as other employees.
- Personnel on detail to Federal agencies from non-Federal organizations may continue working, provided that the non-Federal organizations pay the total costs of the detail.
- Personnel on detail to Federal agencies from non-Federal organizations that share part of the costs of detail may continue to work if the Federal portion of the cost was obligated from prior appropriations at the time of the IPA mobility agreements. In the event that a furlough takes place during a time for which no funds are appropriated, the assignment should be terminated.
- Personnel on detail to Federal agencies from non-Federal organizations that do not pay or share the costs of the detail are subject to furlough in the same manner as other employees.