Today was Day 1 at my new government job. The first five days are training.
This morning — after half an hour in which I got paid to walk to work and then an hour in which I got paid to wait in the parking lot — they issued me a hand-held computer (or HHC, if you will).
Then they spent most of the day reading to us from a manual.
Regarding the tote bag they gave us:
Your bag can be used to hold materials and your hand-held computer, and can be helpful in keeping your hands free for other activities, such as opening doors.