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Healthcare.gov Is on Track to Miss Its Enrollment Deadlines
Users are still experiencing issues with the federal exchange.
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No Alien Contact: Shutdown Shutters Very Large Array Radio Telescope
Iconic VLA peers back in time to the origins of universe.
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Note to Congress: Federal Employees Have Mortgages
And, since I’m cranky already, let’s stop the cheap talk and pandering to veterans.
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Budget and Travel Restrictions Force Army Conference Online
AUSA sessions will be live streamed; viewers can engage via social media.
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Snowden's Work History Prompts Debate Over Surveillance of Cleared Personnel
Ongoing electronic monitoring of employees is technically feasible.
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House GOPer: No Back Pay for Feds Home Watching Netflix
Rep. Ted Yoho reverses himself on the issue of retroactive pay for furloughed employees.
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Announcing the Inaugural Defense One Summit
Defense One is gathering national security and defense leaders to discuss the future of U.S. global security responsibilities and power. By Kevin Baron
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Commentary: Drones Aren’t Just for Killing and Spying
Expanded societal roles for unmanned systems raise technical and cultural challenges.
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Get Ready For Data-Driven Romance
Or: How we’ll learn to stop worrying and let computers take the lead.
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The CIA Didn't Trust Snowden, Even Back in 2009
Edward Snowden had a negative report placed in his CIA personnel file, but that red flag didn't keep him out of NSA's highly classified computer network.
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Do Lawmakers Fear Mobs of Angry Feds?
According to one report, they're beefing up security at district offices.
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Hackers ‘Friend’ Turkey, Rig Presidential Elections and Trade Trader Secrets
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
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Obama Signs Bill to Reinstate Troop Death Benefits During the Shutdown
President Obama signed the bill Thursday after the Fisher House Foundation offered to pay death benefits to families of fallen troops during the shutdown. By Stephanie Gaskell
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House Republicans Accuse the Pentagon of Shutdown ‘Politics’
Pentagon Comptroller Bob Hale was berated by House Armed Services Committee members who accused the administration of using furloughs ‘for political purposes.’ By Stephanie Gaskell
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Health Exchange Website Failures Were Both Predicted and Predictable
And that’s why the administration’s bungling of HealthCare.gov is so baffling.
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Vets and Widows Blast VA Over Toxic Pain Killer Prescriptions
Opioids are addictive and deadly.
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Ash Carter to Retire
Ash Carter, deputy defense secretary and the Pentagon’s top budget man, will retire on Dec. 4. By Kevin Baron
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