Many Feds Face Furloughs Twice
Lawmakers Push Retroactive Furlough Pay
How Long Has the Shutdown Lasted?
In Focus: Who Faces Furloughs?
No TSP Contributions During a Shutdown
How Contractors Might Weather a Shutdown
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Why Cops and Prosecutors Are Begging iPhone Users to Upgrade to iOS 7
September 24, 2013
FROM NEXTGOV
New York subway riders got an interesting surprise on Saturday night: NYPD officers were handing out fliers at various stops encouraging iPhone users to upgrade their devices to iOS 7, the new operating system Apple released last week. NYPD officers could also be seen outside Apple stores and on the ...
New NASA Machine Can Detect a Human Heartbeat Under 30 Feet of Rubble
September 18, 2013
FROM NEXTGOV
Shortly after an EF5 tornado flattened Moore, Oklahoma, this past May, the Department of Homeland Security called Jim Lux at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab. "We were asked to come out with our machine," Lux says. The machine in question unfortunately wasn't ready. It will be next time. Short for "Finding ...
Why Firefighters Are Scared of Solar Power
September 11, 2013
FROM NEXTGOV
A 300,000 square foot refrigerated warehouse in Delanco, New Jersey, burned down last week, and the local fire chief says solar panels are partly to blame. No, the 700 solar panels on top of the Dietz & Watson warehouse didn't cause the fire, but their presence did dissuade Delanco Fire ...
Justice Just Announced It Won't Block Legal Pot in Colorado or Washington (Yet)
August 29, 2013 Attorney General Eric Holder informed the governors of Colorado and Washington today that the Justice Department will not prosecute recreational pot businesses in either state so long as they follow state laws and regulations, as well as abide by a new set of federal guidelines. The agreement marks the biggest ...
