Digital Government
Shutdown Freezes Antarctica Research
Stations will only be staffed enough 'to ensure human safety and preserve government property.'
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Geospatial conference postponed
U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation announces that DOD's current travel restrictions make the GEOINT conference, planned to take place in Tampa, untenable.
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NSA Hid Explosions, Delays at $1.2 Billion Spy Compound
'This is why acceptance testing is done,' spokeswoman says of the Utah supercomputer center meltdowns.
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Air Force Lays Out $20,000 for Hot Air Recruiting
In Albuquerque, as opposed to Washington, hot air is valued.
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Lapse in Chemical Security Effort Cited as Another Reason to End Shutdown
The Chemical Facilities Anti-terrorism Standards program, or CFATS, ceased most operations last week.
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The 'Silent Majority' Overlooked by Big Data
From NYC Foursquare data, you'd think everyone lives in Midtown, no one in the outer boroughs.
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NSA's Massive New Data Center Experiences Major Electrical Failures
The Utah center has suffered 10 meltdowns over 13 months.
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Nextgov Prime Conference Moves to November
Due to the government shutdown, Government Executive Media Group is rescheduling its annual IT event for Nov. 20-21.
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DoD Acquisitions Staff Have No Money to Buy Stuff
And if they can’t do their jobs, they may be refurloughed, Hagel warns.
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Homeland Security Relaxed Immigration Enforcement During Tropical Storm Karen
But due to furloughs, DHS couldn't post guidance for local authorities.
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Why Defense CIOs Remain Furloughed
Tech shops aren’t covered by the legal interpretation that ended most DoD furloughs.
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Shutdown Shuts Out Foreign Employees
Labor Dept.'s iCert Portal isn't accepting applications that are required for H-1B visas.
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6 questions for IBM, Amazon and the CIA
Arguments have begun in the Amazon Web Services-IBM dispute over the CIA's cloud services contract.
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Obamacare Software Failures Confirmed
Healthcare.gov gets coding touch-ups after bugs and glitches in its first week.
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Big data is big loser in priorities survey
More than half of government IT leaders expect no increase spending on big data in 2014, survey reveals.
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The FBI Plans to Sell What Could Be Millions of Dollars in Bitcoins
The size of the Silk Road seizure of the alternative currency has yet to be determined.
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Pentagon Seeks to Design Virus-Fighting Protein 'Cocktails'
'Monoclonal antibodies' could protect against Ebola and 'alphaviruses,' such as Venezuelan equine encephalitis.
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