People
Feds' social media updates among shutdown casualties
Many of the employees who maintain agency Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest accounts will be furloughed until the shutdown ends.
Digital Government
How the Shutdown Will Affect One Quiet, Crucial Set of Satellites
Even programs, like Landsat, that remain operational suffer under the shutdown.
Emerging Tech
Solar Panels Could Be Next on the Shopping List for British IKEA Shoppers
Systems will go for about $9,200 in UK stores.
Emerging Tech
Dear NASA, Happy Birthday! To Celebrate, We're Shutting You Down. Love, Congress
Even Curiosity, our little rover on Mars, is getting furloughed.
People
7 feds to follow on Twitter
Following @stevenvDC is all well and good, but these agency IT leaders are truly taking part in the Twitter conversation.
Digital Government
Watching the drama from Sweden
It's not just Washington tracking the federal funding dysfunction, Steve Kelman reports.
People
Shutdown begins
As Congress fails to reach agreement on funding measures, OPM guidance provides information to furloughed feds.
Digital Government
Twitter’s IPO Avoids Delay: SEC Can Stay Open for Weeks Amid Shutdown
Twitter plans to make its IPO filing public this week.
Digital Government
Tonight Was Made for C-SPAN Junkies
I, on the other hand, will be getting good rest to continue reporting this insanity tomorrow.
Digital Government
Army Awards Year-End Communications Contracts Worth $4.7 Billion
Deals cover long-haul and battlefield systems.
Modernization
Furloughed Feds May Have to Turn in Cellphones, Other Mobile Devices
Law prohibits government employees from working outside the office in the event of a shutdown.
Digital Government
Government Social Media Feeds Will Go Dark During a Shutdown
Essential employees could post information to sites in the event of an emergency, officials say.
Digital Government
VA Will Cut Off Disability Payments If Shutdown Lasts a Month
Claims processors will continue to work if the government closes.
People
Agencies enact contingency plans
With the shutdown a reality, theoretical contingency plans get a real-world test.
Cybersecurity
Foreign cyber adversaries on the rise
Increasingly, hackers are not motivated by the prospect of easy money. Now they're after our secrets.
Digital Government
Troubled Navy Yard Radio System Was Operated by Army
System failed during shooting, following complaints dating back to 2009.
Digital Government
Senate kicks CR back to House
Sen. Chuck Schumer: 'We will not be extorted' by House Republicnas trying to tie funding for the government to a delay of the health care reform law.
People
Faraway disasters could hinder SEWP
NASA's new IT contract will continue to support essential government activities during the government shutdown, but fires and floods around the world could have a more noticeable effect.
People