Not even the Consumer Electronics Show can escape the effects of the ongoing government shutdown. Nearly a dozen government speakers, including Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao, will have to skip their speaking engagements at the annual tech convention this week in Las Vegas because of the shutdown, the conference’s organizers said.
Eleven speakers from the federal government, including staffers from the Environmental Protection Agency, the Food and Drug Administration, the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Homeland Security, will no longer be attending CES, where the tech world convenes each January to discuss industry developments and unveil their latest products.
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