Digital Government
NASA seeks new projects for malfunctioning Kepler
NASA is seeking alternative plans in case a fix isn't possible for the Kepler space telescope's malfunctioning reaction wheels.
Acquisition
Contractors like late date for NASA SEWP
Federal IT suppliers swamped with end-of-the-fiscal-year purchase orders take some solace in the timing of one of the largest government-wide acquisition contracts.
Digital Government
NASA Curiosity cruising one year after Mars landing
A year into its mission, the rover is scaling a Martian mountain and telling us Earthlings all about it.
People
NASA's deputy administrator leaving space agency
Lori Garver has a private-sector career planned.
Digital Government
GovTV: Out-of-this-world photography tips
NASA showcases the skills and equipment behind its stellar images.
Modernization
NASA's fall from the cloud frontier
One of the first agencies to make bold moves toward the cloud, NASA has lost its edge, IG reports.
People
New NASA CIO embraces job's challenges
An audit of the agency's IT governance sets at least part of the agenda for Larry Sweet's tenure.
Digital Government
Kepler space telescope overcomes latest challenge
With three of its four reaction wheels working, the scope can still be positioned with adequate precision, NASA says.
Digital Government
NASA Kepler repair begins
Scientists are undertaking a long-shot effort to fix a space telescope that has confirmed the existence of 134 planets outside of our solar system.
Digital Government
NASA turns off GALEX space telescope
Launched in 2003, the telescope was part of an effort to learn more about the evolution of the universe.
Digital Government
Next-generation polar satellites pass key reviews
The Joint Polar Satellite System's first new satellite -- JPSS-1 -- is on budget and on schedule toward its 2017 launch.
People
Cureton's successor picked at NASA
Larry Sweet, NASA's new CIO, takes office as the agency is under IG pressure to improve its IT management.
Cybersecurity
Still seeking a CIO
The announcement that EPA CIO Malcolm Jackson is stepping down adds that agency to an already-long list.
Digital Government
Weather satellite recovers for storm season
A geostationary satellite that had been shut down after getting hit by a meteor is back in action.
Digital Government
NOAA resurrects backup weather satellite after GOES-13 failure
Faltering satellite provides imaging vital to short-term weather forecasts for the eastern United States and Atlantic Ocean.
Digital Government
Kepler space telescope's mission may be over
While NASA engineers are still working on the problem that sidelined the scope, no solution is in sight.
Digital Government
NASA's Kepler telescope in trouble
Although the Kepler space telescope already past its expected lifespan, NASA is trying to keep it alive and on its planet-finding mission.
Acquisition
NASA seeks feedback on next-generation technology contract
Agency explores a move to firm-fixed-price with the next iteration of its Simulation and Software Technology contract.
Digital Government
Satellite instrument ready early
The satellite program, which has recently come under IG criticism, is ahead of schedule.
Digital Government