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GAO: Data-driven management is stuck in neutral
The Government Accountability Office says agencies haven't really improved on data-driven decision-making since 2013.
Emerging Tech
NASA Is Waiting for the Opportunity Rover to Phone Home
Scientists and researchers are standing by.
Emerging Tech
For First Time in 3 Years, NASA Is Shopping For New Spacecraft
At first, NASA officials didn’t think they’d see anything new in commercial spacecraft this year. Now they’re taking a second look.
Digital Government
Space as a Service: NASA and SpaceX Find a New Way of Putting People Into Orbit
SpaceX could be ferrying astronauts by April 2019.
Emerging Tech
NASA Is Running a 3D Printing Competition to Design Homes on Mars
The idea is to send a robot to Mars to autonomously print a habitat for the arrival of astronauts.
Digital Government
Agencies want standard survey for acquisition feedback
Three agencies have begun the process of creating a universal feedback form for the Acquisition 360 effort that would allow public reviews of federal acquisitions.
Digital Government
Who Should Pay for the Mistakes on NASA’s Next Big Telescope?
The space agency has always coughed up the extra cash, but some politicians wonder if the contractor responsible for major errors should pitch in.
Emerging Tech
NASA Wants to Know If Space Travel Affects Plant and Animal Evolution
The agency is laying the groundwork for long-term human missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond.
Emerging Tech
NOAA’s Next-Gen Weather Satellite is Still Malfunctioning and May Not be Fixable
The second satellite in NOAA’s $11 billion GOES program continues to experience issues with its most important instrument and officials still aren’t sure what’s wrong.
Emerging Tech
A Toxic Fuel Leak on Boeing’s Spacecraft Will Ground U.S. Astronauts a Little Longer
Boeing believes it understands the cause of the leak.
Emerging Tech
Russia May Put Androids in Orbit Next Year, State Media Says
The mission would be the latest for FEDOR, created for rescue work — and more recently given the ability to shoot guns.
Digital Government
NASA Is Making Troves of Satellite Data More Accessible Than Ever
The open data and new toolkit could inspire a new crop of entrepreneurs.
Emerging Tech
SpaceX And Boeing Are Running Out of Time to Fly Astronauts Into Space
It's a safety issue.
Digital Government
Donald Trump Nominated a Man With No Space Experience To Be NASA’s Second-in-Command
Trump is passing over Dr. Janet Kavandi, an astronaut and respected leader of one of the space agency’s research centers.
Digital Government
NASA’s Chief Wants Former Astronaut Janet Kavandi to Help Run Things. Trump Is Looking at the Senate’s Admin Guy
The wrong person in that job could create new problems for NASA.
Emerging Tech
NASA Turns on the Lasers on a Pair of Climate Satellites
These lasers are the equivalent of a pair of walkie-talkies.
Acquisition
SEWP preps for year-end surge
The NASA-managed governmentwide IT contract is adding personnel for the year-end agency spending jag.
Artificial Intelligence
International Space Station Welcomes Robot Crew Member
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