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1.43pm: Federal employees have been told not to even turn on their Blackberries if there is a government shutdown, according to the National Journal:
White House staffers face the threat of up to two years in jail if they use their work-issue BlackBerries during a government shutdown, sources told National Journal.
Staffers have reportedly been "read the riot act," warned not to use the devices.
"People are VERY clear on not using BlackBerries [if they're nonexempted] after a shutdown," one source said, speaking on condition of anonymity in discussing an internal White House matter with the press.
"Same with nonexempted [employees] using their personal BlackBerries [for government work]. Total nonstarter."
On the plus side, it might be possible to work on the sidewalk in Washington DC without having to dodge the "Blackberry blind" pedestrians going to and from work.
Originally posted by TKDRL
reply to post by undo
Sounds as if one of the "perks of the job" is a blackberry, paid for by the taxpayers....
Probably includes the monthly bill as well I bet.
Originally posted by undo
Originally posted by TKDRL
reply to post by undo
Sounds as if one of the "perks of the job" is a blackberry, paid for by the taxpayers....
Probably includes the monthly bill as well I bet.
but why would the white house (ya know, obama and friends), want their own staffers to not use their blackberries?
i must be missing the point.
whitehouse.blogs.cnn.com...
Normally 1,781 people work in the Executive Office of the President, which staffs the White House offices, the residence, the vice president's office and residence and other critical departments like the National Security staff, the Council on Economic Advisors and the office of the National Drug Czar. If the government shuts down Friday at midnight, only about a quarter of those staffers will remain because their positions will be deemed "excepted" or "exempted" which is bureaucracy speak for people essential to allow the executive offices to continue to run. But it's a bare bones staff. In the White House itself, only about 120 people will report to work after Friday night’s deadline. That's fewer that one quarter of the regular staff. The people who will be reporting to work are higher level officials including special assistants to the president, commissioned officers and those whose positions required Senate confirmation. According to the contingency plan for the Executive Office of the President, this staff “will support the President in the discharge of his constitutional duties including staff required to work with Congress in the enactment of appropriations."
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