Digital Government
NASA nails wry Juno outreach
Adding a sardonic dash to its trademark social media openness, NASA celebrated the initial success of its mission to Jupiter.
Emerging Tech
Video: Bill Nye Explains How Not to Get Lost in Space
The Juno spacecraft is very close to its destination.
Emerging Tech
The Future of Archaeology Is 'Spacejunk'
Museum tours may one day rocket beyond Earth to explore abandoned satellites and derelict spacecraft.
Emerging Tech
Video: Watch NASA Test its Biggest Rocket, Ever
The space agency's Space Launch System measures about half the length of a football field and puts out 3.6 million lbs of thrust.
Emerging Tech
Sending an Armored Tank to Outer Space
The spacecraft Juno was designed to make it all the way to Jupiter, then orbit the planet without getting destroyed in the process
Emerging Tech
Video: Flying to Jupiter on Just Enough Solar Power to Run a Blender
This spacecraft will do more than make smoothies, however.
Modernization
In NASA’s Contracting Office, Skip the Buzzwords, Please
NASA prefers to focus on the requirements its mission owners need to fulfill their endeavors
Digital Government
The Growing Risk of War in Space
The prospect of weaponized satellites launching a Pearl Harbor-style attack in orbit is more probable than many people realize.
Cybersecurity
Foreign Government Hackers Are the Gravest and Most Common Threat, Agencies Say
All 18 agencies that operate high-impact systems vital to society cited nation-state attacks as the most serious threat.
Emerging Tech
Gamification Technology Continues to Evolve in Government
A good gamification project can enable agencies to tap into a hugely powerful problem-solving resource.
Modernization
Why small bites make sense for cloud
An experienced federal hand at cloud services acquisition recommends not going all in right away.
Digital Government
Toaster-Sized Satellites Will Revolutionize How We Measure World Food Supply
2,900 people visit 125,000 American farmers each year to survey them about their expected yields.
Emerging Tech
You Could Be Vacationing in This Inflatable Space Hotel Within a Decade
It's a literal moon bounce.
Acquisition
Feds seek contractor emissions data
A proposed new Federal Acquisitions Regulation rule would require federal suppliers to supply yearly greenhouse gas emissions data.
Emerging Tech
Video: Bill Nye Teaches Us About the Juno Solar-Powered Spacecraft
With the help of miniature models and a hair dryer
Digital Government
Some improvement, but no A’s, on FITARA scorecard 2.0
In the second round of FITARA grades, many agencies improved but none managed to get top IT management marks.
Digital Government