According to the news - all the federal agencies are currently under a "wait and don't use social media" guidance. The reports depending upon the outlets were running anywhere from a this is terrible, to this happens under a new administration.
The most objective report I heard was based upon - with this administration we know that there are going to be changes and until the new heads are confirmed, there is a desire to become more coherent in the communication, i.e. getting the same message throughout the organization. This statement came out of the DOJ.
Not sure exactly where the real story is - but for those of us in industry that have been through large mergers and acquisitions, this is seeming a bit more of a business-like approach to get everyone the same information prior to going public.
Given how fast information travels now compared to where we were 8 or 16 years ago when we had government transitions, think some of this may be a sign of the times.
On another note - there is a hold for review of all the EPA regulations that came out recently - including the RMP one.
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