As the government shutdown enters its third week, the exact number of furloughed employees at federal labs in Boulder remains unclear as President Donald Trump’s administration refuses to provide information, a spokesperson from U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse’s office told the Daily Camera on Wednesday.

The vast majority of workers at the Department of Commerce labs in Boulder are out of work or working without pay due to the federal government shutdown that began about 15 days ago. The Department of Commerce labs in Boulder include the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.

Dan Powers, the executive director of Boulder’s CO-LABS, said he has not yet heard of any RIF, or

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