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.

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

Life on Mars: Opportunity rover awakens, responds to signals

NASA's Opportunity rover successfully returns from a self-imposed standby mode, resuming its explorations of the Red Planet.