Auto-Replies From Furloughed Government Employees
The government shutdown marches on. Curious about who's furloughed and how they're broadcasting it, we emailed some employees of the government agencies we cover regularly, from NASA to the U.S. Geological Survey to the Environmental Protection Agency. Here are all the auto-replies we got back (plus one awesome human reply): From: Cowley, Jane Date: Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 4:05 PM Subject: Out of Office Re: Popular Science -- press inquiry To: suzanne.labarre@bonniercorp.com Because of the federal government shutdown, I have been furloughed. I cannot check email messages until the government re-opens. From: Dennis Feltgen - NOAA Federal Date: Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 1:40 PM Subject: Out of office due to furlough Re: media request: Popular Science article about hurricane prediction To: shaunacyferro@gmail.com I am currently out of the office and furloughed due to the shutdown of U.S. government operations. I will be unable to respond to e-mails and phone calls until funding has been appropriated...