Digital Government
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.
Digital Government
The 'Silent Majority' Overlooked by Big Data
From NYC Foursquare data, you'd think everyone lives in Midtown, no one in the outer boroughs.
People
DDM nominee clears Senate committee
The next step for Beth Cobert is approval by the full Senate, which may not be possible until the shutdown is resolved.
Acquisition
GSA sets post-shutdown OASIS deadline
The government shutdown inserted another delay into GSA's OASIS timeline, but the agency now has a plan for moving ahead.
Cybersecurity
Frequency, cost of cyberattacks on the rise
The cost of cybercrime averaged more than $11 million as reported across 60 organizations in a recent survey.
Digital Government
NSA's Massive New Data Center Experiences Major Electrical Failures
The Utah center has suffered 10 meltdowns over 13 months.
Digital Government
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.
Digital Government
DoD Acquisitions Staff Have No Money to Buy Stuff
And if they can’t do their jobs, they may be refurloughed, Hagel warns.
Modernization
Judge rules for Amazon Web Services over IBM in CIA cloud case
Court overturns GAO's decision on bid protest; IBM says it will appeal.
Emerging Tech
Government Tweets Down Sharply During Shutdown
Employees running some of the governments most popular Twitter accounts have been furloughed.
Digital Government
Homeland Security Relaxed Immigration Enforcement During Tropical Storm Karen
But due to furloughs, DHS couldn't post guidance for local authorities.
Digital Government
Why Defense CIOs Remain Furloughed
Tech shops aren’t covered by the legal interpretation that ended most DoD furloughs.
Digital Government
Shutdown Shuts Out Foreign Employees
Labor Dept.'s iCert Portal isn't accepting applications that are required for H-1B visas.
People
HealthCare.gov bug fixes underway
The portal for Americans in states without their own health insurance exchanges is undergoing some rehabilitation after a shaky start.
Digital Government
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.
Digital Government
Obamacare Software Failures Confirmed
Healthcare.gov gets coding touch-ups after bugs and glitches in its first week.
People
Feds' personal tweets give insight to #ShutdownLife
Justin Herman's 'shutdown beard' updates and Dan Munz's political opinions are among the interesting tweets that the shutdown is inspiring.
Digital Government
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.
Modernization