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Government Shutdown 2011: 'Non-Essential' Employees May Have to Turn In ...ABC News - Amy Bingham - 9 Apr, 2011The dark shadow of a government shutdown is hanging over Capitol Hill and congressional offices are planning for the worst -- like what to do with the more than one million government-issued BlackBerry cell phones. ... |
Can you hear me now? Maybe not if there's a shutdownmsnbc.com - Kevin Hurd - Apr 7, 2011One issue that is ringing louder now than in any past government shutdown is what to do about federal employees using digital communication while on furlough. As NBC's Pete Williams pointed out in First Read earlier, it is illegal for non-essential ... |
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US Federal Employees Could Face Jail Time For Using BlackBerrysGizmodo Australia - Lindsay MaHarry - 9 Apr, 2011An antiquated law is adding to confusion surrounding tonight's potential government shutdown. Under the 1884 Antideficiency Act, furloughed federal employees could face two years in prison just for using ... |
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US Federal Government Employees Not To Use BlackBerrys During Government ...TFTS (blog) - Kevin Schram - 9 Apr, 2011As the Democrats and Republicans in the US Congress are unable to come to an agreement on a budget for the federal government, America is looking at a complete government shutdown, with federal offices across the country closing. ... |
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DfT lose BlackBerrys, laptops and a bikePublic Service - 9 Apr, 2011Laptops, BlackBerry mobile devices, and a bicycle are amongst items to have been lost or stolen from the Department for Transport and its agencies since May, transport minister Norman Baker has said. Across its seven agencies, a shared services centre ... |
Furloughed feds cannot telework or use BlackBerrysNextgov - William Matthews - Apr 7, 2011Capitol Hill staffers won't be allowed to use government-issued BlackBerrys, laptops or cellphones, the Committee on House Administration said in 10 pages of guidance issued as Republicans and Democrats remain deadlocked ... |
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If Government Shutdown Occurs, Thousands of Federal Workers Will Have to Turn ...ABA Journal - Al Jaber - Apr 7, 2011In the event of a government shutdown, tens of thousands of “nonessential” federal employees will have to part ways with their BlackBerrys. The Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal have the story. ... |
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Would shutdown cut the digital tether?FCW.com - Apr 7, 2011By FCW Staff If the government shuts down at midnight Friday, many furloughed employees may still have to come to work to turn in their government-issued tools -- including handhelds, laptop computers and other IT or communications equipment, ... |
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Potential Government Shutdown Could Mean BlackBerry SurrenderTMC Net - Apr 7, 2011By Susan J. Campbell If you were told you had to surrender your BlackBerry " how would you react? This question is currently being examined by federal employees as the government is considering a potential shutdown, which would include employees ... |
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Shutdown May Mean Painful Email Withdrawal for Government WorkersIT Business Edge (blog) - Lora Bentley - Apr 7, 2011By date: As the budget dispute in Congress continues, government employees are preparing themselves for a possible shutdown and everything that means. If it happens, essential government services will stop until the shutdown ends. ... |
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Government Shutdown May Mean Bye, Bye BlackBerryMobiledia - Margaret Rock - Apr 7, 2011If Friday's threatened government shutdown becomes a reality, federal workers deemed "non essential" will be asked to turn over their BlackBerry devices, laptop computers and other mobile electronics, ... |
Feds would have to turn in laptops, BlackberrysWTOP - Apr 7, 2011WASHINGTON - Government workers could have to turn over their Blackberrys on Monday, if the federal government shuts down. Those considered non-essential workers would be asked to come to work Monday and surrender their work-issued BlackBerrys and ... |
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Federal Workers Brace for Email WithdrawalMyFox Washington DC - Apr 7, 2011(The Wall Street Journal) - Federal employees are already fretting about a side effect of a possible US government shutdown: surrendering their work-issued BlackBerry devices, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. An administration official said ... |
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