People

DARPA names Gabriel deputy director

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected Kaigham “Ken” Gabriel to serve as its new deputy director, the agency announced.

Modernization

Intelligence community gets its own app store

The intelligence community's Bridge program provides a way for innovators to develop new technology, officials say.

Digital Government

Air Force taps three for $600M air, space intell competition

Three contractors will compete for $600 million in software support and information analysis tasks to support the National Air and Space Intelligence Center over five years, the Air Force announced July 8.

Modernization

Census successfully uses handhelds to verify addresses

The Census Bureau finished the first phase of the 2010 decennial census ahead of schedule in part because new handheld computers performed well despite earlier problems.

Modernization

Research site adds social networking

A quick-share tool added to WorldWideScience.org makes it easier to share results through social-networking Web sites.

People

White House wants prizes for innovators

White House officials want to learn how the government can use cash prizes to foster innovation, official says.

Cybersecurity

Navy wants proposals on cyber research

The Office of Naval Research said today it plans to award more than $14.5 million for research on software engineering, networks, social networks and critical infrastructures.

Cybersecurity

Experts urge federal efforts on cybersecurity

Experts from industry and academia today urged more federal involvement in cybersecurity research, development and education.

People

House passes bills on technology, science

The House has approved bills designed to strengthen federal agencies' cooperation on international science and technology research and on domestic science education.

People

Obama budget has $148B for research

President Obama wants to spend $555 million more on federal science research and development in 2010, according to his top science adviser.

People

House passes technology R&D bill

The measure seeks to strengthen collaboration among government agencies, industry and academia on IT research and development projects.

Modernization

Building work starts on SBInet

The construction of 17 permanent towers for the SBInet system at the border of Arizona and Mexico started May 4.

Modernization

NOAA adds Great Lakes images

The detailed, three-dimensional images on Google Earth let visitors explore the canyons and sandbars in the Great Lakes.

Modernization

Open-source tool available for unclassified work

The Forge.mil tool can now be used for unclassified open-source projects.

Modernization

NOAA to get supercomputers, satellites

The agency's list of projects includes funding for weather satellites and climate-data supercomputers.

People

Obama creates health reform office

White House health reform office would provide leadership to form policies and priorities for federal efforts to improve access and quality of health care.

Modernization

DISA wants new information-sharing technology

The agency wants research projects to develop technology that will improve command and control.

People

U.S., Switzerland sign technology ageement

Under the agreement, the two countries will conduct joint programs, studies and investigations, the State Department said.

Modernization

GAO: Delays, costs still problems at DOD

The Government Accountability Office has issued a report that cites continuing high development costs and long delays for Defense Department programs.

Cybersecurity

Federal 100 winner: Robert Childs

Childs, senior director of the Information Resources Management College at the National Defense University, has led several innovative IT teaching programs.