The government shutdown continued to wreak havoc on...
The government shutdown continued to wreak havoc on Washington schedules. The Privacy and Civil Liberties Board will no longer hold its Friday hearing on U.S. surveillance law. PCLOB initially expected to cancel the day-long hearing in the event of a…
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shutdown, but earlier this week, it insisted the event was on, citing carry-over funds from the 2013 fiscal year that would keep the board running through Friday. Since then, it “has been notified by a significant number of witnesses that they are unable to testify” due to lapsed funding, PCLOB said in notice Wednesday afternoon. “During the current lapse in government appropriations the PCLOB intends to use its FY2013 carryover funds to remain in operation and continue its examination of the surveillance programs operated pursuant to Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act and Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act,” it said. The Federal Communications Bar Association also sent out a notice that some events may be canceled or postponed due to the shutdown. “Since it is not known when the government will re-open, events are not canceled or postponed until the morning of the actual event,” the FCBA said, asking people to check its website on the day of any given event to see whether it will happen. Congressional hearings, markups and committee meetings have also, for the most part, been postponed.