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.
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