Modernization

Isabel rocks NOAA site like a hurricane

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Web site received more than 333 million hits from Sept. 16 to Sept. 19.

Acquisition

ITT to run Deep Space Network

NASA will pay ITT up to $580 million over 10 years to support the agency's system of antennas for satellites and interplanetary spacecraft.

People

Isabel stresses government tech

NOAA Web site hit by record daily traffic levels in week leading up to hurricane

Digital Government

Feds should boost IT research, report says

Government support must be increased, says the National Academies' Computer Science and Telecommunications Board.

Digital Government

Galileo's journey ends

NASA officials were unsure of how much information the spacecraft would transmit during its fatal plunge into Jupiter.

Modernization

NASA awards Kennedy telecom pact

InDyne will get $190.7 million to provide communications systems for three programs at Kennedy Space Center.

Digital Government

NASA signs pact with UC-Santa Cruz

The space agency will pay the University of California system up to $333 million to build a long-term talent base.

Modernization

NOAA online traffic at record high

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's site is averaging about 8 million hits per hour as people look for information on Hurricane Isabel.

People

Anderson to be Indian Affairs nominee

If approved, David Anderson would fill a job that has been officially vacant for almost a year.

People

Transportation to audit ERAM

The department's inspector general will review another costly project designed to modernize air traffic operations for the Federal Aviation Administration.

People

Mackay resigns from VA

Leo S. Mackay goes from being deputy secretary of the VA to an executive with ACS Inc.

People

DOT inspector slams terminal system

The inspector general criticized the FAA's Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System for delays and cost overruns.

Digital Government

NASA satellites improve forecasts

Meteorologists glean vital information on hurricanes, allowing for earlier and more accurate predictions of this severe weather phenomenon.

Digital Government

DOT starts building crash center

The facility will feature advanced computer programs for simulating traffic accidents.

People

Judges reject Interior Secretary's claim

The panel also instructed Gale Norton to show just cause why she should be allowed to continue her participation in the proceedings.

Digital Government

FHWA recognizes travel sites

The Federal Highway Administration announced its awards for top traveler information Web sites.

People

Oceanic air tech gets go-ahead

The government approved a Lockheed Martin system that will control U.S. air traffic over the ocean.

Digital Government

NASA's broken safety culture

The seven-month, $400 million effort by the Columbia Accident Investigation Board resulted in a 248-page report that blamed NASA's broken safety culture for the failed mission that killed seven astronauts Feb. 1.

Digital Government

Columbia board blasts use of analysis tool

Space agency did not make good use of software for assessing risk to Columbia shuttle

Digital Government

Rocket software hailed as small biz success

A program used in launch preparation for the Atlas V rocket was named a model success for NASA's Small Business Innovative Research projects.