Digital Government
Bipartisan R&D bill arrives next week
Provisions include a grants program to provide graduate fellowships for scientists and engineers.
Modernization
Sandia stocks up on supercomputers
Sandia National Laboratories dramatically increasing its computing capacity for national security with system called 'Thunderbird.'
People
NARA earns accolades from GAO
NARA's effort to save government records in any format and make them available on future hardware and software is moving full speed ahead, a GAO report says.
Cybersecurity
OMB seeks R&D on supercomputing, cybersecurity
The Bush administration makes high-end computing and cybersecurity priorities in a memo on fiscal 2007 research and development goals.
Modernization
IT reliability at stake during NASA launch
Silicon Graphics Inc. and Nortel PEC equipment are vital components of the Discovery shuttle's mission.
People
GAO: FAA too tight-lipped on budget
A report released today states that Federal Aviation Administration officials should clearly identify trade-offs they are making to reach their budget targets.
Digital Government
G8 gives nod to U.S.-led project
World leaders endorse Global Earth Observation System of Systems for use in industrialized and developing nations.
Modernization
Vendors await FAA telecom plan
Contractors say the FAA is delinquent in providing FTI transition plan.
People
House budget threatens DOT CIO
Last minute amendment takes money from CIO, R&D and other programs to cover Amtrak operations.
Modernization
Glitches in FAA system
An air traffic controller association alleges that there are safety problems in new information technology system are being ignored.
Digital Government
NASA, NOAA seek the origins of hurricanes
Research in Costa Rica could help forecasters understand why some oceanic thunderstorms become tropical cyclones.
Digital Government
President pulls the plug on PITAC
Failure to renew the IT advisory committee raises concerns about research budgets.
Modernization
Lose the file cabinets
New PDF/A standard preps electronic documents for long-term archiving.
Digital Government
NSF seeks broad Internet research agenda
Some science officials say it's time to rethink the Internet's architecture.
Digital Government
Bush dissolves IT advisory group
The President's Information Technology Advisory Committee has been shut down.
People