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.
Digital Government
After communications hiatus, NASA rover found in standby mode
NASA’s Opportunity, which has been traversing the Martian surface dutifully since landing in January 2004, has come out of an expected three-week radio silence in self-imposed standby mode.
Digital Government
Despite cuts, NASA has big plans for exploration and IT
Overall funding request is down, but key programs see significant bumps in Obama's budget request.
People
Linda Cureton's next move
The departing NASA CIO launches herself into the final frontier with a new private-sector enterprise.
People
Cureton's temporary successor picked
The departing NASA CIO will be replaced, for the short term anyway, by an associate deputy administrator.
Modernization
NASA's Curiosity back to work after computer glitch
After a week of suspended operations, NASA's Mars rover is back to investigating the secrets of the Red Planet
Acquisition
SEWP V to address supply chain issues
Revisions to the multiple-award contract are intended to ensure that companies are authorized resellers of the products they offer.
Digital Government
NASA clamps down on travel spending
Employees cancel speaking engagements as agency moves "aggressively" to deal with sequestration.
Acquisition
NASA releases SEWP V draft proposal
IT contract covers billions in task orders across government; agency seeking input on the fifth iteration.
Digital Government
Open source a challenge with geospatial data
Conference speakers agree that using open-source geospatial software is hard for government agencies, but the results are worth the effort.
People
Chatting with the astronauts
The crew of the International Space Station spent an hour interacting with space enthusiasts via Google+ and YouTube.
People
Linda Cureton: IT innovator plans her next mission
NASA’s departing CIO leaves a bold legacy — and some challenges for her successor.
Acquisition
NASA open source project back on track
The incumbent vendor, who lost the latest competition, has withdrawn a protest that had threatened to stop the space agency's efforts to move to an open-source content management system.
People
NASA CIO Linda Cureton plans exit
An early adopter of social media and blogging in the government, Linda Cureton is looking toward a new horizon.
Acquisition
Bid protests: Useful tool or abusive practice?
Bid protests may be a necessary way for companies to stand up for their interests, but they also can be a tactic to game the system, according to some analysts.
Acquisition
Protest slows NASA open source project
NASA's plans to move to a content management system with open source architecture would govern 140 websites and 1,600 assets and applications.
Digital Government
Purchase agreement gives NASA open source, cloud offerings
Purchase agreement with InfoZen covers web sites, applications and a content management system replacement.
Digital Government