Nextgov

Some Legacy IT in Government Is so Old, It’s 'Indefensible,’ Official Says

Security remains a “bolt-on” rather than embedded into many IT systems.

Oversight

Senate Leader Offers Bill to Keep Agencies Open and Defund Planned Parenthood

The measure to fund agencies through Dec. 11 is not expected to pass the Senate.

Nextgov

Pentagon to Industry: How Should We Do Cloud-Based Email for 1.6 Million Employees?

The Pentagon’s next-generation unclassified email system may exist entirely in the cloud.

Management

White Houses Seeks to Accelerate Infrastructure Projects

Multi-agency tool expanded to streamline permitting and track environmental reviews.

Management

HHS Says More Than 10 Million Uninsured Americans Are Eligible for Obamacare

The administration released new data on the uninsured ahead of this year’s open enrollment.

Oversight

The Candidate Who Wanted to Kill Federal Employee Unions Has Left the Presidential Race

Hailed as an early frontrunner, Scott Walker grew overconfident, then couldn’t hang on when the going got tough.

Nextgov

Agency Data Chiefs on the Move -- Some Out of Government

A handful of data chiefs have packed up and left their agencies -- or government altogether.

Management

In Anticipation of Pope Francis, Senate Democrats Push Sweeping Energy Plan

Party leaders are unveiling legislation that would include carbon savings and kill big oil tax breaks, though the plan has little chance to move in a GOP-controlled Congress.

Route Fifty

Rahm Emanuel Has Bad News for Chicago Taxpayers; San Francisco Bay’s Microplastic Problem

Also: Alarmed in Kansas about a Texas voting rights case and setting up syringe disposal boxes in Maine.

Management

Bush: One's Religion Not an Appropriate Criterion in Race

The Floridian further wades into the Muslim controversy generated by fellow Donald Trump and Ben Carson.

Nextgov

Federal Researchers Want to Untangle Internet of Things

From fitness bracelets to driverless cars, IoT manufacturers need a common language.

Defense

It Will Take 30 Agencies to Protect the Pope During His Visit

One Secret Service agent called the 1987 papal visit "the most stressful 10 days of my life."

Oversight

Play of the Day: Hillary Clinton's Way With Words

It is difficult to interpret exactly what the Democrat is saying.

Management

CDC Study Shows Everyone Eats Fast Food Equally

A new report further debunks the misconception that low-income Americans are the biggest consumers of quick-chain fare.

Tech

The EB-5 Visa Program Allows Thousands of Wealthy Foreigners to Buy Citizenship Each Year

Each year, the government grants green cards to 10,000 rich investors, the vast majority of whom are Chinese. Is this program creating enough jobs to warrant its continuation?

Management

Contractors Are Reminded the President Always Wins in Shutdown Battles

Veterans of past stalemates stress that when agencies close, the situation stays fluid.