October 2, 2013 - Roughly 60 percent of the Veterans Affairs Department’s 8,026 information technology staffers will continue to work during the government shutdown to support network maintenance and protection, information security, data center operations and enterprise infrastructure operations, the VA detailed in its shutdown planning guide.VA was set to keep 4,759 IT staffers on the job during a shutdown, with 3,267 furloughed, the Sept. 25 guide said.
All 21,237 employees of the Veterans Benefits Administration were set to continue to work for at least part of October, thanks to carry-over funds from previous appropriations, to process disability and education claims, VA said. read more>>>
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