Federal Workers' Out-of-Office Replies Blame Democrats During Shutdown

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During the government shutdown, federal employees across various departments received out-of-office email responses that explicitly blamed Democrats for the shutdown, raising concerns about politicization and potential violations of the Hatch Act.
Topics:nation#federal-workers#government-furlough#out-of-office-replies#partisan-messaging#politics#shutdown
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- Education Department employees' emails changed automatically to blame Democrats for shutdown NBC News
- ‘Those were not my words:’ Out-of-office message automatically updated for furloughed Education Dept employees Federal News Network
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