The US Government Accountability Office released a report about legacy systems that various federal agencies still use…including one mainframe-based system used by the Treasury Department coded in assembler. Sounds scary, especially when Ars Technica headlines it as “Government agencies keep sacrificing cash to zombie IT systems, GAO finds”, right? Well, if it’s that scary, then
Jason E. Downey, Vice-President of the Bibb County Board of Education, issued a press release today stating that he will be ending his re-election campaign by withdrawing from the July 26, 2016 runoff. Challenger Bob Easter forced the runoff by garnering 48.62% of the vote in the May 24 election to Downey’s 39.51%. Valerie Wynn
What do these things have in common? The Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals The EPA’s Waters of the United States The Guidance Letter from the Department of Justice and the Department of Education Each of them is a regulation issued by one of the branches of the federal government
Just days after handily defeating challenger Eugene Yu, Congressman Rick Allen has some of us down here in the 12th district wondering why there wasn’t a third, more reasonable, option. Various D.C.-based media sources are reporting that Congressman Allen made waves when he began reciting Bible verses in a closed-door meeting condemning the LGBT lifestyle following
The Georgia Department of Transportation has threatened to shut down Atlanta’s beleaguered street car. The AJC’s David Wickart has the details: In a letter to Mayor Kasim Reed and MARTA CEO Keith Parker on Monday, the Georgia Department of Transportation gave the city until June 14 to submit plans to address 60 outstanding problems outlined
As the United States Senate takes up the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2017, Senators Johnny Isakson (R) and David Perdue (R) have offered two amendments to the legislation in support of the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS). Both Senators want to ensure that it is maintained as a national
Bathroom wars come to Georgia. When in doubt, throw a conference. Ah. Close to the office. But the big question is will they serve during lunchtime? Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill won his primary handily, just in time for his trial in two weeks. The beginning of the end? Just like the Hydra. Cut off
Golf. You know. That thing that old men do when they get bored after retiring. That unbelievably frustrating game where your only opponent is your own mental fragility. That sport where you can top 17 tee shots in a row, but you keep coming back because of a beautiful drive down the 18th fairway. Yeah
President Obama will soon use his veto pen for just the tenth time since he’s been in office. On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution of disapproval of the so-called fiduciary rule, a U.S. Department of Labor regulation that requires financial advisors give retirement advice that is in their client’s best interest and is
On this date in 1938, the House Committee on Un-American Activities began its work of searching for subversives in the US. These days we just call it the Department of Homeland Security – and they’re always watching. Peaches Interim presidents announced for 2 Georgia universities. Coal ash issues continue in Georgia. Juvenile justice reforms begin implementation.
