Digital Government
Bolden comments on employees, contractors at NASA IT Summit
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden spoke at the first-ever NASA IT Summit at the Gaylord National Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.
Modernization
Can the Apple iPad get any workplace respect?
Apple's iPad tablet computer is attracting some interested glances from government
Digital Government
NASA's Davis goes to VA
Jerry Davis, chief information security officer at NASA, is leaving to join the Veterans Affairs Department.
Digital Government
NASA could get funds for solar-storm warning system
Congress is considering legislation that would provide funding for NASA to better predict solar storms, which can interfere with electronic communications on Earth.
People
Teachable moments from NASA's social media project
NASA debuted its "Spacebook" internal social media system to allow more collaboration a year ago; now it is yielding lessons about how to use Web 2.0 technologies.
Digital Government
OpenGov Tracker puts the best open-government ideas in one place
Two NASA developers, working on their own time and with no budget, built a site that lets the public submit, rank and comment on ideas on how agencies can best fulfill the goals of the Open Government Directive.
Modernization
How have NASA's Mars robots lasted 24 times longer than expected (so far)?
NASA's two Mars Rover vehicles were designed to last only 90 days but, six years later, they're still operating.
Cybersecurity
Obama rockets to space with new policy
The Obama administration released a new policy for space exploration that calls for maintaining and enhancing space-based positioning, navigation, and timing systems, as well as protecting access to the radio-frequency spectrum.
Digital Government
NASA hits FISMA reset button
NASA's Jerry Davis has won many admirers for saying his agency would focus on reducing security risks through automation, rather than compliance paperwork.
Cybersecurity
NASA's new FISMA approach and what it means for you
Jerry Davis, NASA's deputy CIO for IT security, discusses his agency's break from the paper-based process used to measure IT security.
Digital Government
NASA, VA open-source plans spark debate
NASA and the Veterans Affairs Department drew criticism after announcing their latest plans for open-source software.
Acquisition
Federal IT execs share approaches to working with industry
Senior federal information technology officials today discussed making government data available and working with industry during an event hosted by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association’s Bethesda Chapter.
Digital Government
Cloud computing and the changing role of the CIO
Will cloud computing make the role of the information technology department and chief information officer obsolete? If not, it will sure change the roles.
Cybersecurity
Recommended reading
NASA's new research network; DHS' version of the tricorder; finding the payback in the details.
Digital Government
Open source is NASA's next frontier
NASA's new CTO proposes a brave new universe for the space agency -- one in which officials will have to conquer their fears of open-source projects.
People
GSA's environmental 'moon shot'
GSA Administrator Martha Johnson has goals for environmental improvements that she compares to the Apollo space program for ambitiousness.
Digital Government
Search is dead: Long live 'findability'
Enterprise searches should be dynamic and interactive, speakers said at the 2010 Knowledge Management Conference. NASA Langley Research Center is one example of agencies embracing the virtues of findability.
Digital Government
University of Maryland honors faculty members elected to National Academies
The University of Maryland held a reception for faculty members who recently were elected to the National Academies of Science and Engineering.
Digital Government
Social networking fuels collaboration among NASA researchers
The NASA Earth Exchange uses social networking to enable scientists around the world to share data, software code and research results.
Cybersecurity