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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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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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