Acquisition
Sun could be setting on DUNS
Open-government advocates have long criticized the reliance on the proprietary DUNS identifier in federal contracting, and it appears that some agencies are listening.
Emerging Tech
NASA Unveiled New Prototype of Crowdsourced Spacesuit Astronauts Will Wear on Mars
NASA still has another decade or two to finalize the suit, if it wants to meet its goal of putting humans on Mars by the 2030s.
Emerging Tech
Video: The Search for Another Earth
A NASA documentary shows the journey from the very first planets spotted outside our solar system to the more than one thousand exoplanets discovered by Kepler.
People
Hiring astronauts on USAJobs, undersea cable worries and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
NASA's daily dose of Earth, sorta-secret GAO reports and an IG's public plea
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Emerging Tech
Video: How to Train Like an Astronaut
Experience the strange environment of a space station without ever leaving the ground.
Digital Government
NASA Space Satellites Helped Forecast South Carolina Flooding
NASA has stepped in to help predict the path of South Carolina's flooding by using its space-based satellites.
Digital Government
Join a Drone Over the Indonesian Fires Smoking Out an Entire Region
A strong El Niño climate phenomenon has created particularly dry conditions and led to fast-spreading fires, all captured by drones and satellites.
Emerging Tech
White House Renews Bet on the Creativity of the Crowd
On the fifth anniversary of Challenge.gov, the White House announced nine new innovation contests, open to the public.
Emerging Tech
Video: What is NASA Investing in to Get Us to Mars?
It will take more than just guts to get us to the Red Planet.
Acquisition
The DARPA seal of approval, GSA's crowded hallways and NASA's big giveaway
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Emerging Tech
Video: NASA Scientists Fact-Check 'The Martian'
Separating the science fiction from the science fact.
Emerging Tech
What NASA’s Discovery of Liquid Water on Mars Really Means—in the Words of NASA Scientists
The agency's scientists reveal a more nuanced picture of the discovery.
Emerging Tech
Not Your Daddy's Dune Buggy: What We Can Expect From the Next Mars Rover
This vehicle will be similar to the Curiosity Rover -- but better.
Digital Government
OSTP Releases Best Practices for Agencies Navigating the Crowd
A new toolkit includes a step-by-step guide, case studies and other resources to help agencies launch and manage crowdsourcing projects.
Emerging Tech
Video: NASA's Icebridge Flies High Over Both Poles
How much snow is at the poles? NASA wants to know.
People
Spoofing the feds, EHR interoperability and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
NASA Names New CIO
Renee Wynn began her term as NASA's new CIO after more than two decades working for the Environmental Protection Agency.
People
Wynn takes the CIO reins at NASA
The space agency's new top tech official takes over two months ahead of schedule.
Cybersecurity