Some employees at the Department of Education changed their responses back to the more neutral language, only to have it changed yet again to the partisan response, multiple sources tell WIRED. www.wired.com/story/govern...
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wired.comGovernment Workers Say Their Out-of-Office Replies Were Forcibly Changed to Blame Democrats for ShutdownSome employees at the Department of Education changed their responses back to the more neutral language, only to have it changed yet again to the partisan response, multiple sources tell WIRED.
“The Department unilaterally and without staff knowledge or consent, went in and changed the messages to include partisan language,” claims a DOE employee. This is particularly problematic because experts have alleged that the partisan language could be a violation of the Hatch Act.
wired.comGovernment Workers Say Their Out-of-Office Replies Were Forcibly Changed to Blame Democrats for ShutdownSome employees at the Department of Education changed their responses back to the more neutral language, only to have it changed yet again to the partisan response, multiple sources tell WIRED.
“Beyond the legality, this feels incredibly coercive and invasive. We hire these public servants who are supposed to serve everyone.”
wired.comGovernment Workers Say Their Out-of-Office Replies Were Forcibly Changed to Blame Democrats for ShutdownSome employees at the Department of Education changed their responses back to the more neutral language, only to have it changed yet again to the partisan response, multiple sources tell WIRED.
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