People
AFFIRM announces 2013 Leadership Award winners
Which federal IT innovators took the honors bestowed by the Association for Federal Information Resource Management? Read on.
People
NOAA seeks comment on 5-year R&D plan
Where should NOAA put its research dollars? Now is your chance to guide the decision-making.
Digital Government
Satellite instrument ready early
The satellite program, which has recently come under IG criticism, is ahead of schedule.
Digital Government
IG, NOAA spar on satellite recommendations
The $10.9 billion Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R (GOES-R) program faces potential launch delays, cost increases and budget shortfalls.
Cybersecurity
NIST announces federal cyber center plans
NIST wants to speed up progress on implementing cybersecurity and is proposing a new research effort to do so.
People
Cloudy with a chance of furloughs at NOAA
Agency charged with watching the weather plans to shut down for four days during hurricane season.
Digital Government
NOAA retires longest-serving satellite
The NOAA-17 satellite provided weather and climate data for more than three times its life expectancy.
Digital Government
NOAA's budget boost could help weather satellite program
A proposed increase could enable the science agency to develop new satellites faster, but still might not prevent a coverage gap.
Digital Government
NOAA assumes control of weather satellite
A converted satellite provides a valuable stopgap against a potential loss of coverage, but durability fears persist.
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.
Digital Government
Crowdsourcing the weather
NOAA's mobile app allows users to report precipitation in real time to improve forecasts.
Digital Government
IG details unaddressed tech concerns at Commerce
Despite past reports highlighting various deficiencies, many recommendations have not been implented yet, IG tells Congressional panel.
Digital Government
NOAA readies for satellite gap
Scientific research continues at NOAA, but a coming gap in satellite coverage could soon interrupt.
Modernization
NOAA geostationary satellite program gets favorable review
While problems with other programs could lead to lengthy gaps in polar satellite coverage, agency’s GOES-R project is on track for 2015 launches.
Acquisition
Satellites on borrowed time
The fleet of satellites that enable accurate weather forecasting is aging, and the program intended to replace them is both behind schedule and over-budget. As a result, a lengthy gap without the satellites' data is looking more likely.
Digital Government
Sandy shows storm-prediction progress
As bad as Sandy was, it could have been far worse. Advances in the government's prediction tools allowed early, accurate warning.
Cybersecurity
NIST seeks partners for cybersecurity challenges
The new public-private partnership program, to be housed at NIST's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, will seek solutions for some of the more pressing cyber risks.
Modernization
Many agencies to miss IPv6 deadline
Two presidents have pushed agencies to adopt the next-generation internet protocol, but four years later progress is still slow.
Digital Government
DOD teams with Census Bureau in search of novel solutions to common problems
In an unlikely partnership, DOD and Census are looking for new solutions related to data, mobility and communications.
People
Digital government push fuels BYOD adoption
Agencies considering a policy for employees to bring their own devices now have a toolkit as aid.
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