https://negativesign.com/categories/politics/ Recent content in Politics on negativesign Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us copyright © 2011-2020 Andrew Catellier Wed, 16 Oct 2013 18:49:00 -0600 https://negativesign.com/blog/2013/10/16/on-the-partial-government-shutdown/ Wed, 16 Oct 2013 18:49:00 -0600 https://negativesign.com/blog/2013/10/16/on-the-partial-government-shutdown/ I work for the federal government. Specifically, I work for the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences which is a research arm of the National Telecommunication and Information Administration, itself part of the Department of Commerce. My title is “Electronics Engineer,” and I do research to facilitate the efficient use of bandwidth in the context of telecommunication systems.1 The majority of the work I do is documented in trade conference proceedings (which require a vigorous review process, both internally and by trade professionals and academics), but is freely available for anybody to read.