Website of Ministry of Agriculture in the United States remaining after 1st stop of the Government

The official website of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) http://www.usda.gov/fundinglapse.htm has been turned off until further notice by the Government said United. It is not a kind of cyber-attack, but a measure taken following judgment given by the Government.

At the moment the site displays a message explaining the reason to pick up the site. The message is expressed in the following terms:

Because of the lapse in funding from the federal Government, this site is not available. We sincerely regret the inconvenience. After funding has been restored, please allow some time this website become available.

To see more on the United States Department of the Agriculture Agency Contingency plans, click here.

In American politics, a decision of the Government is a situation in which the Government ceases to provide all but "essential" services In general, federal services which continue despite a judgment include the National Weather Service and its parent agencies, medical services at federal facilities, the postal service, armed forces, air traffic management and corrections (the penal system). A judgment of Government is similar to a lock-out in the private sector.

Effects:

A closure of Federal causes a large number of federal employees to be placed on leave. The military and key employees are not put on leave, but may not be paid as scheduled.

At the time of publishing this article of United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) website has been down.