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The irony that someone had to take the time to prepare that message instead of, I don't know, doing the bare minimum to keep the site up during the shutdown.
by ben_jones 8y ago
The irony that someone had to take the time to prepare that message instead of, I don't know, doing the bare minimum to keep the site up during the shutdown.
- WrtCdEvrydy 8y ago> doing the bare minimum to keep the site up during the shutdown. Hatch Act makes it illegal to work during shutdown, you're only supposed to come in, check your voice messages and perform your shutdown procedures (if you have any)
- googlemike 8y agoDoes it? from wikipedia: > The Hatch Act of 1939, officially An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities, is a United States federal law whose main provision prohibits employees in the executive branch of the federal government, except the president, vice-president, and certain designated high-level officials,[1] from engaging in some forms of political activity. It went into law on August 2, 1939. The law was named for Senator Carl Hatch of New Mexico. It was most recently amended in 2012.[2] Where do you see anything about shutdowns? Are you sure you have the right act? Do I have the wrong act?
- sbov 8y agoLooks like it might actually be the Antideficiency Act: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antideficiency_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antideficiency_Act
- epistasis 8y agoApparently the executive branch has some authority to decide what's essential or not, so clearly websites are not thought to be as essential as authorizing drilling permits: https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2019-01-11/no-park-rangers-or-food-inspections-but-government-reopens-for-oil-and-gas https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2019-01-1...
- pimlottc 8y agoYou’re probably thinking of the Anti-Deficiency Act.