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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.
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