How Would CPSC Function During A Government Shutdown?

My experiences at CPSC during the 2011 and 2012 "shutdown showdowns" are hard to forget. We spent a considerable amount of time preparing for a potential shuttering of the agency because of the very strict nature of the Anti-Deficiency Act when it comes to which employees qualify as "excepted" or "essential." Many of the same issues being discussed by the media today, like what to do with government issued smartphones to prevent non-excepted employees from reading emails and thereby unintentionally violating the law, are the same issues we discussed then. While I cannot answer the question of how CPSC will actually function during a shutdown because it never actually occurred while I was there, the CPSC's shutdown procedures provide good insight into the only types of activities Commission employees are legally allowed to engage in during a government shutdown.