Federal News Countdown: Containing GOP outrage, Upside of a shutdown

Aileen Black and Gigi Schumm, founding partners of Accelerated Government Strategies and hosts of Women of Washington on Federal News Radio, counted down the top...

Guests on the Federal News Countdown:

  • Aileen Black and Gigi Schumm, founding partners of Accelerated Government Strategies and hosts of Women of Washington on Federal News Radio

Gigi Schumm’s stories:

#3 CMS creates chief data officer position, new data office (Fedscoop)

#2 VA to spend $60 million more on cyber after auditors’ continued concerns (Federal News Radio)

#1 Republican leaders hope to contain outrage in the ranks over Obama immigration moves (The Washington Post)

Aileen Black’s stories:

#3 VA fails cyber security audit for 16th year (The Washington Post)

#2 NGA’s belief in opensource, crowdsourcing heating up (Federal News Radio)

#1 Republicans see an upside to Government Shutdown over immigration (GovExec)

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