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Website Connects Drunk People With Random Lawmakers
Want a solution to the government shutdown? Try drunk dialing Congress.
Oversight
Senators Say the Darndest, Scariest Things About the Debt-Ceiling
At a hearing with Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew, senators didn't make anyone feel any better about the govern-by-crisis Congress.
Management
The Shutdown Has Halted These Scientific Research Projects
In addition to NIH clinical trials, Antarctica research, paleontology projects and disease tracking are on hold.
Oversight
Poll: It's Like the Sequester Never Happened
Nearly three in four Americans have seen no impact.
Oversight
Lawmakers Give Capitol Police Benefit of the Doubt in Shooting
D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department is leading the investigation into the incident, with support from the Capitol Police, Secret Service and FBI.
Oversight
Top House Republicans Head to the White House to Meet With Obama
Whole conference was invited, but smaller group is attending.
Management
4 Elements That Promote Effective Coordination
Broad lessons on coordination from rebuilding Afghanistan.
Pay & Benefits
Banks Reach Out to Furloughed Feds
With paychecks hanging in the balance, banks offer loans and credit to federal workers.
Oversight
House Republicans Expect to Approve Short-Term Debt Deal
Conservatives appear ready to accept a debt deal as a first step to getting Democrats to move on long-term fiscal issues.
Pay & Benefits
Fed Groups Blast Proposed Switch to Less Generous COLA Formula
Retiree advocates worry Congress and White House will reduce benefits in a deal to raise debt limit.
Oversight
House Overseers Seek to Weld IRS Scandal to Obamacare Rollout
Angry hearing raises grab bag of issues from agency politicization to Salem witch trials.
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Los Alamos, Sandia Labs Prepare to Shut Down Amid Budget Impasse
Most of the labs' 18,000 employees are at risk of being furloughed.
Tech
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A community of D.C.-area tech start-ups is here to help. And they love your resume.
Oversight
How Paul Ryan Would Solve the Shutdown Showdown
Washington should focus on reforming the tax code and entitlement programs, he says.
Defense One
Obama Expects Troop Death Benefits Fix ‘Today’
The public outrage over the shutdown halting ‘death gratuity’ payments to the families of fallen soldiers has reached the White House -- President Obama says he expects a fix today. By Stephanie Gaskell
Defense One
Shutdown Could Crimp Pentagon Training and Confuse Contractors
Lack of funding will disrupt operations and impact the national security supply chain, a new report says. By Charles S. Clark
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