Digital Government
Space agency seeks assistance on tech roadmap
The NASA Headquarters Office of Chief Technologist is asking for input from the private sector.
Emerging Tech
Scientists Measure Nepal Earthquake by Bouncing Radar Beams off Kathmandu From Space
The ground has shifted beneath Nepal’s feet, and space agencies around the globe are rushing to measure it.
Emerging Tech
NASA Technology Located Four Trapped Earthquake Victims in Nepal, by Detecting Their Heartbeats
FINDER is a radar machine that sends a continuous microwave signal through the rubble, and can detect a human’s breathing or heartbeat (and distinguish it from the movement of an animal).
Emerging Tech
SpaceX’s Mission Today Tested if it Can Protect Astronauts on its Spaceship
SpaceX has to prove it can get astronauts away from its rocket as fast as possible in the event of an emergency.
Cybersecurity
DHS/NASA device helps rescue four in Nepal
The life-saving tech will be on display at a May 7 event at the Virginia Task Force One Training Facility in Lorton, Va.
Modernization
It's about the customers, not the stakeholders
18F pioneer Greg Godbout proclaims that his "entire career in the federal government has been disappointing stakeholders, and I see that as leading the way to success."
Digital Government
NASA data aids Nepal earthquake recovery
Multiple NASA offices are involved in an effort to upload large amounts of data to a country where Internet bandwidth is limited.
Emerging Tech
Astronauts Will Get Dumber on Their Way to Mars
For enthusiasts of space travel, the bad news keeps coming.
Digital Government
Space Is Being Polluted with Junk Faster than We Can Dispose of It
There are thousands of satellites in Earth’s orbit, of varying age and usefulness. At some point they reach the end of their lives, at which point they become floating junk. What do we do with them then?
Emerging Tech
NASA Is Working on Super-Fast Spaceship Technology That Defies the Laws of Physics
The propulsion system, known as the EmDrive, was conceived around the turn of the millennium by a British engineer named Roger Shawyer.
Modernization
Cloud SIN, space tech, fed data and transition planning
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
NASA plays show-and-tell on the Hill
America's space agency took to Capitol Hill to show lawmakers the tech advances taxpayers' dollars are buying -- and how they could help humans reach Mars.
Digital Government
NASA and the US Air Force Successfully Tested a Plane with Shapeshifting Wings
NASA has flown 22 research flights over the past six months using the technology, and it passed with flying colors.
Digital Government
DOD tech deficits, NASA grants, a FirstNet industry day and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community
Acquisition
A SEWP explainer, an IG appeal and transportation info sharing
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Acquisition
SEWP switchover, more GSA hallways and a Commerce industry day
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Emerging Tech
A New Satellite for One of the Great U.S. Space Programs
Landsat 9 will launch in 2023, and promises the continuity of a critical, long-running database for imagery of the Earth's surface.
Emerging Tech
Space Coffee: Astronauts Getting Fancy New Espresso Machine
And they won’t have to sip coffee out of Capri Sun pouches any longer.
Digital Government
Could Demographic Information Boost the Number of Women in STEM?
Women remain a minority in STEM research programs and one reason for that could be the unequal distribution of grant money between the sexes.
Emerging Tech