Education Dept announces temporary office closures, citing ‘security reasons’
An email states employees with approved telework agreements may work from home on Wednesday, and that offices will reopen on Thursday.
The Education Department is closing its offices in the Washington, D.C. metro area later today, and broadening those closures beyond the region on Wednesday, citing unspecific “security reasons.”
James Hairfield, the director of the Education Department’s Office of Security, Facilities, and Logistics, told staff in an email obtained by Federal News Network, that all its offices in the National Capital Region will be “closed for security reasons,” starting at 6 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday.
“Employees must vacate the building by that time,” Hairfield wrote.
According to the email, all department offices in the National Capital Region, as well as regional offices, will be closed to employees and contractor employees on March 12.
The email states that employees with approved telework agreements may work from home on Wednesday.
“Please take your laptop with you when departing the office on Tuesday, March 11th,” the email states. “Employees will not be permitted in any ED facility on Wednesday, March 12th, for any reason. All offices will reopen on Thursday, March 13th, at which time in-person presence will resume.”
This is a developing story and will be updated
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