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points by mrandish 3 days ago | 0 comments
> A lot of people work at the White House.

I'm no expert but even I've read that "Works at the White House" is bigger than the executive residence and oval office, including the West Wing and the big office building that's directly connected to it by basement walkways. The National Security Council maintains 24-hour watch operations in the Situation Room (which is more a 'complex' than 'room'), while regional desk officers routinely work late evenings to overlap with morning business hours in Europe and Asia.

I asked Gemini if my recollection was correct and got: "The EOP network (managed by the EOP Office of Administration in coordination with Presidential Information Technology Community entities like the White House Communications Agency) operates as a single campus enterprise network. Its high-speed backbone links the West Wing, the EEOB, the East Wing, and nearby administrative facilities such as the New Executive Office Building (NEOB) on 17th Street."

So, definitely an issue that there's a device with some rogue malware installed but the total workforce across all shifts at the White House Complex is roughly between 2,500 and 4,000.

[–] HaZeust 3 days ago
"and the big office building that's directly connected to it by basement walkways"

I ask in good faith, but why didn't you just say the Treasury Building?

[–] praxulus 3 days ago
Most people don't know that the Treasury Building is a big office building directly connected to the White House by basement walkways.
[–] Wistar 3 days ago
I didn’t.
[–] HaZeust 3 days ago
Fair point!
[–] KptMarchewa 3 days ago
Because it's about Eisenhower Executive Office Building
[–] 14u2c 3 days ago
Why is this omission of any note? I know the building and I can tell you that it is not particularly remarkable.
[–] sailfast 3 days ago
Because it's not the treasury building lol. There are multiple buildings near the White House that are under this umbrella, and I wouldn't think Treasury is one of them since they need their own office space.