A reader passes along an interesting observation:

People have been commenting on the scandalous scarcity of staff members at the Department of the Treasury, so I visited their site to see which posts are still vacant. How, pray tell, do you and other members of the media get official information about what’s going on there when their Office of Public Affairs contact list looks like this
Assistant Secretary and Director of Policy Planning: Vacant
Senior Advisor and Public Affairs Specialist for Economic Policy and Management:Vacant
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Public Affairs: Vacant
Director of Public Affairs and Public Affairs Specialist, Domestic Finance: Vacant
Public Affairs Specialist, International Affairs: Vacant
Public Affairs Specialist, Tax Policy, and Terrorism and Financial Intelligence: Vacant
Media Coordinator, Economic Policy, and Management Media Contact: Vacant
Senior Speechwriter: Vacant
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Business Affairs and Public Liaison: Vacant
Senior Advisor for Business Affairs and Public Liaison: Vacant
Special Advisor for Business Affairs and Public Liaison: Vacant

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