The General Services Administration is furloughing employees who are typically “exempt” from a government shutdown, because much of the agency isn’t funded through congressional appropriations.
GSA employees told Federal News Network these furloughs are happening contrary to the agency’s recent messages to staff, and run contrary to the agency’s longstanding practices during a shutdown.
Meanwhile, GSA has inadvertently sent notices to employees it laid off months ago, telling them that they are exempt and should continue working during the shutdown. A similar situation occurred in at least one other agency.
A GSA employee said the agency’s Federal Acquisition Service has furloughed staff who are funded through the Acquisition Services Fund, a revolving fund that includes revenue GSA receives for the services to provides to other agencies.
WTF? How can you lay someone off, yet require them to keep working? Preposterous but clearly not beyond Trump et. al.'s beliefs. We’re all just slaves for the robber baron class, and he enjoys rubbing out noses in it.
I think it’s more of an incompetence issue than they actually want people to still work. Although, you never know with this group.
