Topic: Government Websites

Federal employees on furlough, including Department of Defense police and system administrators, are reportedly unable to update government websites during the shutdown. A report from KSBW in Salinas claims the shutdown costs the U.S. government $12.5 million per hour or $300 million per day. The hosts analyze the math behind a reported $16 billion weekly loss, questioning how laying off staff increases government expenses.

The Libyan transitional government's new leader, Mahmoud Jibril, is identified as a former student in Philadelphia. The hosts mock the legitimacy of the rebel government, noting that its primary achievement seems to be having a website promoted by Western media.

The federal government awarded an $18 million contract to a company called Smartronics to redesign and maintain the Recovery.gov website. Critics point out that the high cost for a SharePoint-based site is excessive, suggesting that the project could have been completed for a fraction of the price using platforms like Squarespace or WordPress.