People
Shutdown enters day 23 with no end in sight
Feds on furlough or working without pay didn't hear much encouraging news from politicians over the weekend.
Acquisition
Shutdown entering uncharted waters, with impacts on 2020 budgeting
Furloughs and unpaid work have "a rotting effect on morale," said one former agency CFO. "That is an overarching concern in reopening after a shutdown of significant length – and I think we're at that point now."
Cybersecurity
Shutdown delays TSA data-security efforts
The standoff over a controversial border wall is holding up activity on a planned overhaul of key transportation security systems.
People
Trump now expects 'serious talks' on shutdown
The president told reporters on Jan. 6 that he "can relate" to federal workers who are working without pay or furloughed and may miss at least one paycheck as a result of an ongoing partial shutdown of the federal government.
Cybersecurity
Shutdown could last 'years,' Trump says
The safety net for federal workers on the job without pay or furloughs is "having a strong border" the president said in a Jan. 4 news conference.
People
Gfrerer confirmed to lead tech at VA
After about two years of temporary officials, with tech problems piling up, the Office of Information and Technology at the Department of Veterans Affairs finally lands a Senate-confirmed leader.
People
Back to the future: Shutdowns and the next generation of feds
In 2013 during another shutdown, FCW took a look at how the prospect of furloughs and unpaid work were affecting the morale of students planning careers in the federal government.
Digital Government
House plans to pass funding bill that includes pay raise for feds
Democrats will vote on an appropriations package to reopen all the federal agencies shuttered during the partial shutdown, but the lack of wall funding will likely means the measure won't get a vote in the Senate.
People
Trump nixes planned pay raise for feds
With shutdown talks at an impasse, the White House finalized plans to freeze federal pay at 2018 levels.
Digital Government
Shutdown hits as Hill leaders and White House negotiate
A partial government shutdown took effect at midnight. House and Senate lawmakers plan to resume business at noon on Saturday, 12 hours into the appropriations lapse.
Cybersecurity
Shutdown showdown shifts back to the Senate
Lawmakers are hurtling toward a partial government shutdown on Friday, as Trump and House conservatives dig in on wall funding.
Cybersecurity
House and Senate agree on CR through Feb. 8
It's still not clear if President Trump will agree to punt a confrontation on funding for the border wall until February, when Democrats control the House of Representatives.
People
Trump asks agencies to look for wall funding
White House spokesperson Sarah Sanders said at her afternoon briefing that the president had tasked agency heads with finding money that can be reprogrammed for the wall as part of a possible plan to pass appropriations bills and avoid a partial government shutdown.
Digital Government
With stalemate in Congress, a shutdown could last until new Congress takes over
With multiple cabinet agencies set to run out of discretionary funding on Friday, it may take a new session of Congress to end a stalemate over border wall funding.
Digital Government
My HealtheVet turns 15
After 15 years, the patient portal is embedded in the architecture of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Modernization
IBM's protest against the Pentagon's $10 billion cloud dismissed by GAO
Amazon Web Services moved to intervene in Oracle's lawsuit over the Defense Department's JEDI cloud buy, as the Government Accountability Office dismissed IBM's pre-award protest over the same procurement.
Cybersecurity
Shutdown appears more likely after Oval Office squabble
An Oval Office photo op devolved into public squabble as President Donald Trump and top Democrats argued on camera about a possible government shutdown.
Modernization
Oracle sues DOD over $10 billion cloud buy
After losing out in a Government Accountability Office bid protest, Oracle is taking its case against the Pentagon's proposed $10 billion, 10-year cloud infrastructure deal to federal court.
Cybersecurity
Congress punts funding decisions to Dec. 21
The House and the Senate voted to push off negotiations over an imminent funding lapse, putting off a political fight over the border wall until just before Christmas.
Acquisition
VA to rebid failing GI Bill benefits contract
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced a reset on a troubled software project needed to deliver education benefits to veterans, but can it get things on track in a year?
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