D.C. Agencies Prepare for the Worst as Government Shutdown Continues


For once, Washington public-relations executives and communications employees have a legitimate excuse to be missing in action during a crisis. Those who work for the government or count it among their clients could be hit with hefty fines if found working during the current shutdown.

But if a couple days off stretches into next week and beyond, PR execs say, they may have their own financial crisis on their hands.

The shutdown — the product of budget disagreements in Congress — has furloughed government employees deemed nonessential. The communications department at the IRS apparently fits the bill, judging by this email sent earlier in the week:

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