People
DOD's No. 2 stepping down
Ashton Carter's last day as deputy defense secretary will be Dec. 4.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity's secret sauce: audits?
While a 'checklist' approach to cybersecurity is not effective, audits and compliance can be a tool for improvement.
Cybersecurity
Bill would rein in NSA's bulk data collection
Proposed restrictions are expressly intended to cramp the NSA's practice of assembling and analyzing metadata on Americans.
Digital Government
Want Obamacare? Try the Phone
As technical problems continue at HealthCare.gov, officials suggest registering by phone.
Modernization
Website Connects Drunk People With Random Lawmakers
Want a solution to the government shutdown? Try drunk dialing Congress.
Emerging Tech
Jetsetters Get in the Express Lane at Airports During Shutdown
Fee-backed Global Entry program is still accepting new members for expedited screening.
Cybersecurity
H-1B visa holders could be snared by shutdown
Foreign tech workers who need to extend or modify an H-1B visa while the shutdown is in effect will find some needed agency services unavailable.
Digital Government
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.
People
Utah hooks into FBI cybercrime data
The western state is collaborating in a pilot program that allows state law enforcement agencies to search the FBI's Internet-crime databases
Cybersecurity
Azerbaijan leaks election results – before election
Government (Foreign) // Azerbaijan
Emerging Tech
What If @NASA Crossed 5 Million Followers and No One Was There to Tweet It
It happened about a week into the shutdown.
Emerging Tech
Twitter Analysis Shows Feds' Furlough Disparity
NOAA is tweeting more since the shutdown hit, while the VA holds steady.
Digital Government
VFW ‘Disgusted’ With White House and Congress
I hope the right people get the message.
Digital Government
Los Alamos, Sandia Labs Prepare to Shut Down Amid Budget Impasse
Most of the labs' 18,000 employees are at risk of being furloughed.
Digital Government
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.
People
What the shutdown says to the tech workforce
The shutdown is but one of several factors sending a discouraging message to the federal workforce, and to talented students and professionals who could be potential new hires.
People
House passes bill to keep paychecks coming
White House threatens to veto measure that would pay essential employees during shutdown.
Modernization