Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) has called on lawmakers to approve funding for the Department of Homeland Security‘s program that oversees security at chemical plants across the country, Global Security Newswire reported Friday. Douglas
MoreThe House approved a bill 470-0 to mandate retroactive pay for the nearly 800,000 federal employees on furlough because of the government shutdown, Federal News Radio reported Friday. Jack Moore writes the
MoreThe Defense Department intends to call back to work nearly 90 percent of the 350,000 civilian employees that were furloughed last week amid the shutdown, Bloomberg reported Sunday. According to the report by William Selway and Gopal Ratnam,
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The Aerospace Industries Association has said the federal shutdown interferes with aircraft inspection, manufacturing and certification processes, the Washington Business Journal reported Friday. Jill Aitoro writes the AIA, a trade group representing aerospace
MoreThe federal government’s new cybersecurity guidance in the hands of Office of Management and Budget Sylvia Burwell for a final review, Federal News Radio reported Friday. Jason Miller writes that the new cybersecurity
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The House voted 259-157 Thursday to approve a measure that would provide funding for disability claims and GI Bill benefits programs run by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Military Times reported Thursday.
MoreThe government shutdown could prevent some agencies from meeting deadlines to release information on programs and contract vehicles, FCW reported Thursday. Amber Corrin, Adam Mazmanian and Mark Rockwell write the shutdown is
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A $6 billion project to provide cybersecurity tools and services to government agencies has been put on hold because of the federal government shutdown, Nextgov reported Thursday. Aliya Sternstein writes the Obama administration was
MoreA National Security Agency official says the government and private sector have entered into cybersecurity partnerships with the aim of sharing threat information to defend critical assets, Federal News Radio reported Thursday.
MoreThe General Services Administration could reduce the scope of or terminate some existing contracts with the Public Building Service as a result of the government shutdown. Jennifer Smith, PBS acting deputy assistant commissioner
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