‘Those were not my words:’ Out-of-office message automatically updated for furloughed Education Dept employees

Furloughed staff at the Education Department say out-of-office messages for their government email accounts have been automatically updated. I will respond to emails once government functions resume.”An Education Department employee told Federal News Network that they discovered the updated message on Thursday. Federal News Network has reached out to the Education Department for comment. The Education Department has furloughed about 87% of staff, according to its contingency plan. These messages at the Education Department are the latest example where the Trump administration has blamed Democrats for the government shutdown using official government channels.