Defense One
Ash Carter to Retire
Ash Carter, deputy defense secretary and the Pentagon’s top budget man, will retire on Dec. 4. By Kevin Baron
Pay & Benefits
Oct. 11 Paycheck Could be the Last Until Government Reopens
Most federal employees will receive only 60 percent of their usual pay in that check.
Nextgov
Obamacare Contractors Were Big Campaign Donors
Companies working on the health care reform law also spent heavily on lobbying, transparency group says.
Management
Infographic: Visualizing the Shutdown's Real-Time Impact on Federal Employees
A striking real-time data visualization of the shutdown's scope.
Pay & Benefits
FurloughYOLO: Federal Employees Tweet How They Are Spending Their Shutdown-Induced Time Off
Feds are finding creative ways to spend the time.
Management
Shutdown Shrinks Federal Register. Does it Matter?
Governmentwide publication that often hits 600 pages is down to single digits.
Nextgov
Want Obamacare? Try the Phone
As technical problems continue at HealthCare.gov, officials suggest registering by phone.
Management
This Sad Kid at the Zoo Is Now the Defining Image of the Shutdown
Prepare to feel heartbroken.
Management
Economic Adviser: Sequester 'Stupid,' Default a 'Fundamental Danger'
Top Obama economist takes on 'default deniers.'
Nextgov
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