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NSF plays matchmaker for e-gov
A partnership between NSF and academic researchers aims to improve online government services by bridging gaps among agencies and levels of government
Digital Government
NASA strengthens software approach
NASA hopes to raise the bar for its software with a fourpart plan that will be implemented quickly and aggressively
Digital Government
NASA's plan for getting tough on software
NASA's plan to embark on an agencywide effort to improve its software will have four focus areas
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What is the Information Technology Research program?
The program (www.itr.nsf.gov) is managed by the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering directorate. ITR supports fundamental research in information technology, encouraging research spanning IT and scientific applications and in social, ethical and work force issues. It responds directly to recommendations from the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee for basic research in software, scalable information infrastructure, highend computing and socioeconomic impacts.
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Nanotechnology means megabucks
President Clinton's fiscal 2001 budget request includes a $495 million multiagency initiative to increase the federal government's investment in nanotechnology research and development. The National Science Foundation is designated as the lead agency for the effort.
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Leadership R&D
National Science Foundation officials said that a national coordinating organization that helps it manage the multiagency Information Technology Research and Development Initiative serves as a model for managing future interagency projects and provides justification for its increased budget request.
Modernization
FCC signals concern for safety
Ultrawideband technology may operate unlicensed, but the FCC will ensure that safety services, such as the Global Positioning System, are protected from interference
Digital Government
Free Flight ready for next phase
A program to expand pilots' freedom to determine the most efficient routes is ready to move into its next stage, FAA chief Jane Garvey announced
Digital Government
NASA turns tech trip into classroom opportunity
Using the Internet and satellite imagery, 'NASA Mike' has taken students and teachers to Hilo, Hawaii, to discover how rocks become rainforests
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Coast Guard sends SOS
Coast Guard officials plan to make commercial offtheshelf technology the centerpiece of a 20year, $9.8 billion project to modernize the service with new ships, aircraft, communications and sensor equipment.
Digital Government
Clinton lifts GPS blinders
A White House decision last week to take the Pentagonimposed blinders off the Global Positioning System will lead to faster, better and cheaper government services, according to federal officials.
Digital Government
FAA agrees to $270M fix
The Federal Aviation Administration announced last week it would spend $270 million to address longstanding complaints from air traffic controllers about the design of one of its major automation programs.
Digital Government
Senators worried NSF overwhelmed
Senate appropriators questioned the National Science Foundation's capacity to handle a historic proposed $675 million budget increase and new program responsibilities
Acquisition
Contract accounts for users in air traffic control
The human factor will be addressed under a $270 million Raytheon Co. contract modification as part of a new air traffic control automation system
Acquisition
SAIC cornering NASA headquarters biz
A $54 million contract awarded to Science Applications International Corp. for information technology services gives the company all the IT business at NASA's Washington, D.C., headquarters
Digital Government
Civil GPS accuracy boosted
President Clinton on Monday delivered on a promise to improve the accuracy of the Global Positioning System to civil users
Digital Government
NASA demos space Net
NASA's faster, better, cheaper concept may get a boost from the Internet boom. A recent demonstration using commercial offtheshelf networking products and standard Internet Protocol (IP) to communicate with an orbiting satellite is the first step in designing space missions more quickly, more cheaply and smarter.
Digital Government
Setting satellites to network time
Shortly after NASA demonstrated that standard Internet Protocolbased equipment can be used to communicate with a spacecraft, the agency successfully tested another element of standard IP that will help facilitate a mission's scientific research.
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Training managers online
A new contract for Webbased training represents several firsts for NASA employees: It's the first time a single contract delivers online training agencywide, and it's NASA's first online offering that includes career development as well as technical skills.
Digital Government
Operating at tech's pace
The government is pursuing ways to keep policy and the public in tune with revolutionary advances in science and technology.
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