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Gather.comAccording to the latest OPM operating status, the Federal Government is closed Tuesday, February 9, 2010. The announcement comes due to the news that there is a weather forecast for high snowfall in the Washington, DC area on Tuesday, just days after a huge snow storm blanketed the nation's capital. This will mean that all Federal agencies in Washington, DC will be closed on Tuesday. Nonemergency employees will also be given an excused absence for the number of hours they were normally scheduled to work, except for those on leave without pay for military duty, workers' comp, suspensation or other nonpay status.
Telework and Emergency employees must still report for duty as normal. Emergency employees are still expected to report to their job on time, while telework employees must work from their usual telework sites specified in their agreements for work. These announcements were made just several hours ago at 6PM Monday evening.
The United States Office of Personnel Management made the announcement via their website here, which also says that the OPM Operating Status for Tuesday is Pending. Additionally, other sections of the OPM site are not functioning due to the high volume of visits to the site to see the news that the Federal Government is closed Tuesday.
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After three days, this is the sort of situation that would get a lot of Mayors thrown out of office.