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Agencies enact contingency plans

With the shutdown a reality, theoretical contingency plans get a real-world test.

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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.

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DISA gets new vice director

Maj. Gen. Alan Lynn most recently served as commanding general of the Army's Network Enterprise Technology Command at Fort Huachuca, Ariz.

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It's about more than where you sit

Some readers felt the concerns of contractors about GSA's renovated office space were not particularly relevant. Are they right?

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Shutdown planning is the new normal

The last time the government shut down, the Internet was in its infancy and the political landscape was different. Times have changed.

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Shutdown would give DOD civilians deja-vu

The furloughs brought about by a shutdown would be more sweeping than those DOD employees have already endured under sequestration.

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From mail carrier to the C-suite

Ellis Burgoyne, who will retire on Oct. 1, was the first USPS employee to become its CIO.

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Contractors would face shutdown with uncertainty

Who can work -- and when they'll get paid -- depends on a complex mix of factors, experts say.

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Should I stay or should I go?

Federal IT employees are unsure which of them will be spared from furloughs if the government shuts down Oct. 1.

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NIST head defends work with NSA

NSA will continue to be involved in cybersecurity standards because of its 'deep reservoir of knowhow.'

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Contractors critique GSA's new workspace

GSA's remodeled headquarters is designed to accommodate a flexible, connected workforce. Some contractors, however, are finding the transition difficult.

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Technology lends a twist to shutdown scenario

In the digital age, just what constitutes voluntary work?

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Readers rankled over NOAA satellites

Should NOAA continue to manage satellite programs? Some readers are dubious.

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OMB updates financial reporting rules

The new framework changes the way agencies comply with the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act.

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Why the federal government must plan now for mobility

Slow adoption of mobile can create the very risks that agencies have gone slow to avoid, Nolan Jones argues.

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Disconnect: Performance management and budgeting

After three years, there is still inconsistent application of performance information to agency budgeting, survey finds.

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Deadly shooting prompts examination of clearance process

Aaron Alexis, the assailant in a shooting rampage at the Navy Yard, had been awarded a security clearance despite a past that should have raised red flags. Now the DOD, the Navy and an independent board will examine the process by which the clearances are evaluated.

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GSA's Bajinder Paul to change agencies

Paul will become CIO at the Federal Trade Commission.

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Contractors clamp down on Snowden material

As agencies made clear during Wikileaks disclosures, classified documents that have been leaked are still classified.

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NIST recommends against NSA-influenced standards

Users should hold off on a standard approved years ago while NIST and the public get another chance to evaluate it.