JF Mezei wrote:

On 2018-01-20 10:38, Fred J. McCall wrote:

Nothing counts as "already funded". The government's authority to
disburse money expires.

Continue normally. Just what would 'curtailing' them save?

based on your first statement, NASA can't pay its electric bills
anymore, can't pay ANY staff. And strictly speaking, "essential" would
be comms and life support on ISS, nothing else. Yet, an article states
that NASA will go ahead with spacewalks, and pay for support on the
ground, as well as pay folks like MDA that provide Canadarm support.


Cite for your "continue to pay" claims? You seem confused. Employees
identified as 'essential' DO NOT GET PAID DURING THE SHUTDOWN.


Seems to me that disbursements continue. (or commitments to pay once the
political circus moves onto another issue)


It's the latter. Have this tattooed on your eyeballs. AGENCIES
FUNDED THROUGH THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS ***CANNOT*** DISBURSE FUNDS
WITHOUT AN APPROVED BUDGET.


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