I checked, because the ADM for science isn't here today, and I wondered if that was going to come up. What he said, as I recall, sitting right there, was, “No, not yet, but very soon.” What I got today from him and Verdon was that it was that day. It was indeed the day that we were here when those letters were issued.
I don't know their specific nature, but the process is, as David was about to explain, you get an affected letter and then you get an opting letter. My understanding is that in some cases—and this is the way the whole system works, not just at ELA—a job offer is made. In other cases you have four months to decide what to do, and then usually a year to still be with the government. So far, we've managed, and the hope is we will with the ELA staff as well, but I believe those letters went out on the day we were here.