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Shutdown May Further Delay Nuclear Power Plant Approvals

Delays will set in if shutdown doesn't lift by Friday, officials say.

Nextgov

Here's How Furloughed Feds Did Web Rage in '95

Furloughed employees and shutdown tourists were taking their anger online even then.

Nextgov

Crowdfunding Fuels Military Conversion to Solar Power

You, too, can invest.

Nextgov

Twitter’s IPO Avoids Delay: SEC Can Stay Open for Weeks Amid Shutdown

Twitter plans to make its IPO filing public this week.

Nextgov

New York Wonders Where Nuclear Cleanup Funds Would Come From

State officials seek answers from the feds.

Tech

How to Get a $173,000 Job as the NSA’s Privacy Officer

Can you be both righteous and morally flexible?

Nextgov

FDA Hires Obama Campaigners to Track Its Social Media Reach

Agencies have been encouraged to track how their programs are received online.

Tech

How Exactly GSA Plans to Provide 1 Desk for Every 2 Employees

DHS, Agriculture and HHS also tout their workplace savings, thanks to telework and other efforts.

Nextgov

GPS Jammers Could Knock Out Signals in a Medium-Sized City

U.S. still has no defense against GPS jamming or spoofing.

Tech

Agency Heads Explain Their Use of Personal Email Accounts

Better training needed in records compliance at EPA, Energy, CFTC.

Tech

Telling Citizens What Exactly Government Does Would Cost $100 Million

Bill’s sponsor says legislation would create ‘magnifying glass’ to root out waste.

Tech

Snowden’s Background Check Deemed Inadequate

Contractor interviewed too few, says counterintelligence executive.

Management

Karl Rove-Backed Group Spoofs Obamacare Video Contest

Crossroads GPS submits an entry that doesn't really aim to promote the health care reform.

Tech

Severe Droughts Aren’t Helping the US Raise the $300 Billion Needed to Fix its Water Delivery System

As climate change dries up water sources, the remaining infrastructure to deliver water is breaking down.

Management

The Federal Government Could Do More to Facilitate Global Travel

The government is trying to improve America’s attractiveness as a tourist destination by expediting visa procedures in emerging economies.

Tech

Analysis: The Wrong Way to Figure Out If the NSA Is Abusing Its Power

Simply comparing the number of queries to the number of rules violations doesn't really tell us very much.

Defense

The Government Now Admits There's an 'Area 51'

Nevada site housed spy plane program for decades; no mention of aliens in newly declassified documents.

Tech

Obama Returns Solar Panels to the White House

Carter installed solar panels when he was president, but Reagan removed them.