>The NE governor dispatched state and city law enforcement officers to surround and defend the government office building I am in. I'm looking out my window onto a street lined with squad and HP cars, with armed officers stationed all around the building examining everone who approaches the building. Weird.

Amy word on whether you will get to go home. During the Gulf War I was a student working for the Federal government. We hard guards in the building lobby and had to wear id tags. But nothing like what you are describing.