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I Just Don’t Get This Shutdown
What will these folks go after next – vegetables, puppies, kittens?
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Obamacare Contractors Were Big Campaign Donors
Companies working on the health care reform law also spent heavily on lobbying, transparency group says.
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Want Obamacare? Try the Phone
As technical problems continue at HealthCare.gov, officials suggest registering by phone.
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Private sector could bridge satellite gap
NOAA is considering commercial satellite providers as one of several options to keep weather data flowing during a potential three-year gap in the government's satellite coverage.
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VFW ‘Disgusted’ With White House and Congress
I hope the right people get the message.
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Los Alamos, Sandia Labs Prepare to Shut Down Amid Budget Impasse
Most of the labs' 18,000 employees are at risk of being furloughed.
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If Shutdown Persists, VA Will Cut Off Claims Payments to Vets on Nov. 1
Claims staff will be cut from 20,000 to 1,500.
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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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