Emerging Tech
The Space Suit You Could Be Wearing In a Few Years Is Being Designed in a Small Workshop in Brooklyn
Fashion and space flight have a long history together.
Acquisition
SEWP V is live (sort of)
NASA is on track to launch the new acquisition contract in May, Program Manager Joanne Woytek said. But some of SEWP V's improvements have already been folded back into SEWP IV.
Acquisition
SEWP: An acquisition pioneer is still going strong
Protests have delayed SEWP V, but industry experts say the contract vehicle offers agencies service and value that are hard to find.
Digital Government
Ted Cruz Tells NASA to Stop Worrying About Climate Change and Focus on Space
The Texas Republican and likely presidential candidate told NASA’s chief Thursday to focus on “what inspires little boys and little girls across this country.”
Digital Government
Commerce Department Launches Private Sector Data Brain Trust
The members of the newly created Data Advisory Council stem from some of the private sector’s leading tech companies.
Cybersecurity
GAO examines air traffic control and Medicaid, NASA named a top 50 brand
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
Ted Cruz Thinks NASA Spends Too Much Worrying About Climate Change
The new space subcommittee chairman thinks the Obama administration has the agency overly focused on climate change at the expense of exploring the cosmos.
Acquisition
Database costs, paper-less procurement, Lockheed hires and a loss for ID management
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Emerging Tech
How Tiny Pieces of Space Junk Could Wreak Havoc on US Weather Forecasts
The proliferation of space debris -- and its destructive capacity -- is bad news for the thousands of satellites orbiting Earth.
Digital Government
How to Innovate in a Short Timeframe and on a Shoestring Budget
The Igniting Innovation showcase and awards emphasized one resounding point: Federal innovation does not have to be an oxymoron.
Emerging Tech
US Government Is Getting Ready for the Commercialization of the Moon
The Federal Aviation Administration has started laying plans to license U.S. businesses to operate on the moon, Reuters reports.
Digital Government
The future of tech, according to NASA
The agency hopes to apply its engineering know-how to get the most out of buzzword concepts like agile, big data and wearable tech.
Digital Government
A New Global Swarm of Weather-Sensing Satellites
Armed with tiny orbiting sensors, a startup plans to build the world's largest database of private weather data.
Digital Government
Why Paid Parental Leave Could Be Key to Diversifying the Tech Workforce
The president's new parental leave policy may entice more women to seek STEM jobs in the federal government versus the private sector.
Digital Government
The Federal Government May be Unpopular, but Science and Tech Agencies Remain a Hit
When it comes to tech and science government agencies, more than half of the public polled view them favorably.
Emerging Tech
Obama’s Best SOTU Quip Rips ‘I’m Not a Scientist’ Line
Obama’s best line of the night may have come when he addressed climate change.
Emerging Tech
The SpaceX Dragon Delivered Flatworms and Fruitflies to the International Space Station
The astronauts also received late Christmas presents and replacement equipment.
Acquisition
SEWP IV changes coming as SEWP V emerges
A fee decrease is among the changes taking place for the outgoing SEWP IV vehicle.
Emerging Tech
NASA Scientists Want to Colonize Venus with Giant Floating Cities
The first phase of the proposal is to send a robot to do the dirty work.
Emerging Tech