vicarz: (Default)
[personal profile] vicarz
According to the post (but NOT posted on OPM’s website at this time)
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-eye/2010/02/federal_government_closed_on_m_1.html?hpid=topnews


The federal government will be closed on Monday in the Washington area, according to the Office of Personnel Management, as the region continues to plow out of an historic snowstorm.
OPM Director John Berry decides when to close federal offices in the Washington area. He convened a conference call with local and state government and transportation officials Sunday afternoon during which they determined a Monday morning commute would be too unsafe, officials said.
Despite Monday's operating status, emergency personnel must still report as necessary.
The decision also means a day off for most of the region's private sector, which uses the federal government's operating status as a guide. Virtually all academic institutions in the region will also shutter on Monday.
Closing the federal government for one day costs taxpayers roughly $100 million in lost productivity, a price tag Berry said weighs heavily on his final decisions.
Berry mandated unscheduled leave last Wednesday and Friday due to the snow. Monday's closure is the first closure of the calendar year and the second of the Obama administration.


Note - I’ve tried getting www.opm.gov to load but it keeps timing out - seems everyone is checking.

Date: 2010-02-08 12:34 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] joanarkham.livejournal.com
Yep, OPM.gov is b0rked but I've seen it from several sources. Yay, another day to...do laundry and pack.

Date: 2010-02-08 12:55 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] vicar.livejournal.com
See you in Jamaica! Right? ;P

Date: 2010-02-08 01:09 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] joanarkham.livejournal.com
Nowhere that warm or tropical...but looking forward to hearing about your trip.

Date: 2010-02-08 11:52 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] vicar.livejournal.com
Thanks, and you too! SF, forgot :) but that is an awesome trip as well. Let me know if it is still that cool, or if I'm just romanticizing my memories.

Date: 2010-02-08 01:55 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] feistydiva.livejournal.com
There is no above-ground Metro service tomorrow, which would make every attempt to go to work full of fail:

http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/news/PressReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=4287

Re:

Date: 2010-02-08 11:52 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] vicar.livejournal.com
Ah...sweet, sweet mahem!

Date: 2010-02-08 06:08 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fitfool.livejournal.com
yay! long weekend!

Profile

vicarz: (Default)
vicarz

May 2018

S M T W T F S
   1234 5
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
2728293031  

Most Popular Tags

Style Credit

Expand Cut Tags

No cut tags
Page generated Jun. 5th, 2025 10:17 am
Powered by Dreamwidth Studios