[dmd]

The employer is the US federal government, in this case.

[marcinzm]

And employees signed contracts which allow the government to tell them how to do their jobs or fire them. Just like any other employer. Harvard did not.

[Teever]

Sure. But is it a good thing that their employer did this in this situation?

Is it a normal thing for the US government to do? Why or why not?

Do other government do this? Which ones and for what reasons?