Operating Status: Down
With record-breaking snow pounding the Washington area over the weekend (and more expected tonight and tomorrow), much has been made of the Office of Personnel Management's decision to close the federal government two days in a row. Feds in the DC/Maryland/Virginia area have been so anxious for news that OPM's operating status page has been down for brief periods on both Sunday and Monday nights.
With record-breaking snow pounding the Washington area over the weekend (and more expected Tuesday night and well into Wednesday) much has been made of the Office of Personnel Management's decision to close the federal government two days in a row. Feds in the DC/Maryland/Virginia area have been so anxious for news that OPM's operating status page went down for brief periods on Sunday and Monday nights.
Director John Berry's decision slowly trickled out through Twitter and various news sites as high traffic limited access to the official page. According to Google, OPM was the fastest-growing search term in the Washington metro area over the past seven days. D.C. weather, weather forecast and weather.com also placed in the top 10.
With Wednesday's operating status still up in the air, OPM may see yet another evening of overwhelming traffic.
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