Digital Government

NASA chooses Keegan as associate deputy administrator

NASA named Richard Keegan as the agency's associate deputy administrator on Dec. 16. He replaces Charles Scales, who has held the position since April 2007. Scales is retiring.

Digital Government

Treasury announces senior tech hires

Tim Duncan and David Forrest will be the senior technology leaders for the implementation team at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Cybersecurity

FAA missing key data on one-third of the nation's planes

The Federal Aviation Administration is missing key registration information on nearly one-third of private and commercial aircraft, according to a wire service report.

Digital Government

Astronaut Alan Poindexter leaves NASA

Veteran NASA astronaut Alan Poindexter has left the agency to return to the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif.

Digital Government

Bill would require WiFi in federal buildings to spare commercial bandwidth

Two senators have proposed legislation to add wireless base stations to federal buildings to ease pressure on commercial wireless networks.

People

WikiLeaks spurs NASA to emphasize information protection

NASA issued an internal memo to employees on Friday reminding them about the safe handling of confidential information in response to the WikiLeaks "cablegate" scandal.

People

NASA moves too slow on projects, GAO says

The slow pace of innovation and acquisition at NASA is unsustainable and hinders the agency's mission, according to a Government Accountability Office report issued earlier this week.