Modernization
NASA Picks New Vendor For Renamed $2.9B IT Services Contract
The ACES contract is now NEST, with Leidos taking over the space agency’s central end user IT services contract.
Digital Government
NASA Employees Return to Flooded Space Center Post-Shutdown
Burst pipe spills water into lab, space hardware testing area and laser communications room.
Acquisition
What's next for procurement after the shutdown?
Acquisition agencies are prepared for, but not necessarily expecting, a surge in post-shutdown buying.
Emerging Tech
Trump's Space Ambitions Are Too Big for One President
The reality of space travel squashed his impulsive desire to reach Mars in his first term, rather than the 2030s.
Emerging Tech
The Chill of U.S.-Russia Relations Creeps Into Space
Bungled plans between the U.S. and Russia highlight how hot-and-cold international relations mess with space exploration.
Cybersecurity
Dot-gov site security erodes during shutdown
An internet security company identified expired security certificates on .gov websites.
Acquisition
SEWP still selling through the shutdown
NASA is operating without a congressional appropriation but its key governmentwide acquisition vehicle is navigating the shutdown so far.
Digital Government
Defense Companies Starting to Feel Effect of U.S. Government Shutdown
Firms working for NASA, DHS, and other shuttered federal agencies are taking hits to their cash flow.
Emerging Tech
NASA Hits Its New Year’s Target at the Edge of the Solar System
As partygoers downed champagne, a spacecraft swept past a mysterious object 4 billion miles from Earth.
Cybersecurity
NASA Reveals It Had a Security Breach in October
The agency is investigating the incident.
Emerging Tech
Spacesuits for Spiders
And what they tell us about the difficulty of keeping people alive in space.
Digital Government
NASA Continues Its Reign Atop Best Places to Work in Government
Partnership for Public Service notes “sharp drop” in several factors affecting federal employee satisfaction.
Emerging Tech
Bacterial Superbugs Hitched a Ride on the International Space Station
"These species pose important health considerations for future missions."
Digital Government
Did Slack Help NASA Land On Mars?
That’s one small step for Slack, and one giant leap for mankind.
Emerging Tech
Reefer Madness at NASA
The space agency has reportedly decided to review workplace culture at SpaceX and Boeing after Elon Musk smoked marijuana on a podcast.
Emerging Tech
Hawaii’s Mars Simulations Are Turning Into Moon Missions
The dome where crew members practiced red-planet missions will now be converted to a simulated moon base.
Emerging Tech
The International Space Station Is Getting a “Refabricator” for Its 20th Birthday
Its real value could lie in longer exploration missions.
Artificial Intelligence