“Attorney General William Barr has issued guidance directing his state counterparts to inform state and local law enforcement of policies in place to ensure that federal employees nationwide can commute and travel on official business during the COVID-19 pandemic.”
“In a March 20 memo sent to all U.S. Attorneys, Barr noted that while many states and cities have ordered their citizens to shelter in place, federal employees are free to commute and travel in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisories if they’re considered mission-critical personnel.”
“‘Federal agencies will continue to monitor and ensure that [CDC] directives are followed and monitored as the situation develops,’ Barr wrote…”
“Barr added that state attorneys general should make every effort to ensure that local and state law enforcement officials understand that federal employees must be allowed to travel without prevention even if local authorities enforce travel restrictions…” Read the full article here.
Source: Barr presses states to allow critical feds to go to work – By Lia Russell, March 23, 2020. FCW.
