Modernization
IG criticizes NASA noncompetitive acquisition
Lawmakers, SARA panel also target sole-source and other acquisition issues.
People
GAO proposes to block public access to audit interviews
The agency cites a desire to ensure cooperation from nervous agencies during investigations as a reason to keep the interviews under wraps.
People
Lawmakers, industry tackle e-waste
The bipartisan Congressional E-Waste Working Group met with electronics retailers, recyclers, environmental groups and state officials to pin down a uniform solution.
People
GPO's first female superintendent of documents retires
Judith Russell helped create GPO Access, a Web portal that allows easier public access to government documents and databases.
People
CEOs urge House to pass competitiveness legislation
They want lawmakers to act on specific provisions of the American Competitiveness Initiative before Congress adjourns for the year.
People
‘Ransom’ demand pays for free maps
USGS policies made biker think creatively about getting maps.
People
Astronauts to board virtual reality video game
New toolset will simulate driving on the moon and help NASA answer practical questions for future lunar missions.
Digital Government
Supercomputing partnerships produce success, studies show
Two reports show that public/private alliances have positive results and that human interaction is more important than the computers.
People
IG questions NASA procurement
A memo states that NASA officials are attempting to noncompetitively renew a software vendor’s licenses on a long-term basis, despite protests of the acquisition and NASA’s promise to issue a new competitive solicitation.
Digital Government
NSF solicits bids to run next-gen Web project office
Academic, commercial and other organizations may apply to manage the project office of the Global Environment for Networking Innovations, which will research the Internet of the future.
People
6 groups that can make a difference
Smart feds join organizations where they meet and mix with a variety of professional people
People
FirstGov tweaks site for non-English speakers
The Web portal will soon provide a version for international visitors, RSS feeds in Spanish and a Spanish/English search function.
People
Ransom payments set maps free
Jared Benedict raised enough money to centralize 56,000 digital topographic maps in the Internet Archive and make them available for free download.
People
NARA must improve ERA expense plan
The agency has made progress in creating a detailed expense plan for its electronic archives, but GAO auditors say more work remains to be done.
People
Union: Low staffing at LAX worsens delays
Airline passenger advocacy group says staffing levels are part of a larger problem.
Acquisition
NASA, NOAA award $101.7M satellite contract
Assurance Technology Corp. will work on the next generation of NOAA weather satellites, which will relay information about hazardous space storms and radiation.
People
NOAA CIO moves to Energy
Carl Staton, who will become deputy CIO at the Energy Department, said technical and career opportunities lured him away.
Cybersecurity
Advocacy group asks FAA for cybersecurity details
Americans for Safer Air Travel wants to know how the administration is guarding IT systems, especially those that contain air traffic control reports and radar analyses.
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