FEB recommends Baltimore-area feds leave early; OPM to keep DC-area offices open

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FEB recommends Baltimore-area feds leave early; OPM to keep DC-area offices open

The Office of Personnel Management says it’s monitoring the weather situation for Washington, D.C. federal offices.

Jason Miller@jmillerWFED

January 8, 2018 1:57 pm

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Ahead of the expected winter weather, including freezing rain, the Baltimore Federal Executive Board is recommending agencies in that region close at 1:30 p.m. on Monday.

The National Weather Service says Baltimore is experiencing snow showers and freezing rain is expected until about 6 p.m. when temperatures rise above freezing.

The final decision is up to each individual agency, however.

As for D.C.-area federal employees, the Office of Personnel Management said in a tweet that DC-area offices will remain open. “For further guidance, employees should follow their agency’s policies and procedures,” OPM said on Twitter.

Federal News Radio’s sister station WTOP reports that several D.C.-area school systems are closing early as freezing rain is expected to fall starting this afternoon and continuing into the evening.