People

NASA teacher workshop begins

NASA has chosen 48 teachers to participate in this summer's Simulation-Based Aerospace Engineering Teacher Professional Development Program.

People

US must reform taxes, education to regain edge, officials say

Reforms in tax structure, education and immigration policy are central to restoring America's leadership in innovation, officials say.

People

Government agency reorganization plan sent to Obama

The Office of Management and Budget sent its government reorganization plan with a focus on helping U.S. entrepreneurs to President Barack Obama on June 9.

People

NASA shifts funds to new priorities

As NASA reduces its focus on space operations, spending in other science and technology areas will grow.

Modernization

Application for iPhone keeps tabs on stimulus spending

New mobile application keeps tabs on economic stimulus law projects reinvestment projects.

People

DOE announces $130M from its Advanced Research Projects Agency

Breakthroughs in biofuels, rare earth alternatives and solar power electronics are just some of the areas DOE will focus on.

People

Green benefits of telework aren't just for Earth Day

Telecommuting is said to have many benefits for the environment.

People

Agencies collaborate on learning research project

The Education and Defense departments are looking at how researchers and educators use federal resources to study and teach.

Modernization

Best government IT programs honored

The American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council honored the most innovative federal IT programs at its annual luncheon.

Cybersecurity

DHS needs to try tech before it buys, GAO says

The Homeland Security Department has made costly mistakes when it bought new technologies before testing was completed, a GAO official testified today.

Modernization

Army's budget focuses on modernization, includes IT programs

Army's proposed budget emphasizes force maintenance and modernization.

Modernization

Federal IT funds for R&D misused, group says

A report released today by an advisory panel says only a fraction of the estimated $4 billion federal agencies get for IT research and development actually goes for those purposes.

People

NSF urges lawmakers to back use of better science data

Officials worry about measuring the direct benefits of federal scientific research spending.

Digital Government

DARPA aims for fiber-optic link between warfighters' minds, bodies

An award to Southern Methodist University will fund development of two-way, fiber-optic communication between prosthetic limbs and the wearer’s peripheral nerves, reports blogger Brian Robinson.

People

Fiscal year-end spending: Does 'use it or lose it' still rule?

Since 2001, the Office of Management has championed a number of ideas or programs intended to bring order to federal IT spending. But has it really made a difference?

Digital Government

Technology is changing marching orders for Army leadership

Army leaders believe future military operations will increasingly rely on a dispersed, decentralized force. Now they need to know how to lead in that environment.

Digital Government

DARPA lays out bedrock R&D privacy principles

Some folks at DARPA have come up with a set of privacy principles that offer some hope that privacy could become a part of fundamental technology R&D, writes blogger Brian Robinson.

People

Got a big idea about nanotechnology? The White House wants it

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy is leading a group of 25 agencies to develop a strategy for nanotechnology.

Digital Government

Army apps competition sparks soldiers' ingenuity

The Apps for Army program is the Army’s first internal application development challenge and one of the first for the federal government.

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.