Federal government closed Monday
The Office of Personnel Management announced this evening that the federal government will be closed on Monday. OPM’s Web site was completely crashed for a while due to the onslaught of people checking...
View ArticleSnowmageddon III: 10 to 20 inches Tuesday?
Washington weather predictions are getting worse and worse. The National Weather Service just issued a winter storm warning — which replaces the previous winter storm watch and means they’re pretty...
View ArticleFederal government closed Tuesday
The Office of Personnel Management announced the federal government will once again be closed tomorrow in Washington. This will be the second snow day in a row, and the third this winter. This...
View ArticleOf snowstorms and telework
OPM director John Berry has talked a lot about expanding federal telework programs — and it occurs to me that this week gives him a perfect opportunity to evangelize. Today is the second consecutive...
View ArticleDC closed for business
Weather conditions in the Washington area have gotten so bad that the City of Alexandria has suspended plowing the streets until further notice. According to this handy real-time snow removal tracking...
View ArticleFederal government to open two hours late Friday
The Office of Personnel Management just announced the federal government will open under a two-hour delay on Friday. Anyone who can’t make it into work can take unscheduled leave. If you get to work...
View ArticleOPM downgrades snow losses, but do estimates hold water?
Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry yesterday officially downgraded the government’s estimates of its per-day losses during last month’s snowstorms. Instead of losing $102 million per...
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