NASA
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Greenhouse gases and global warming are the biggest topics of concern for climate scientists, replacing the growing hole in the Ozone Layer. NASA’s Ames Research Center conducted some of the earliest research that tied man-made compounds to ozone depletion, eventually leading to bans on those chemicals. Hanwant Singh, senior scientist at the Ames Research Center and finalist for the Service to America medals, spoke with Federal News Radio's Jared Serbu on Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss his career and ozone layer research.
July 28, 2017 -
NASA and EPA share concerns for balancing cybersecurity and use of IoT, but how they approach those concerns depends on agency mission — and budget.
July 19, 2017 -
Daniel Lockney, technology transfer Program executive at NASA, explains how the space agency modernized its technology transfer application in the spirit of Turbo Tax on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
July 10, 2017 -
NASA's going to be deploying blue-green and red clouds to track particle motion in space. The clouds will be visible over much of the East Coast.
June 05, 2017 -
Tomas Okeefe and Chris Wiedemann, market research consultants at immixGroup, join host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to federal tech spending during the rest of fiscal year 2017. May 8, 2017
May 07, 2017 -
NASA is planning a series of interim steps aimed at someday getting astronauts further than low earth orbit. Kevin Fagedes, project manager for space operations in the NASA Inspector General's office, offers a detailed look at NASA's plans on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
May 01, 2017 -
Jeannette Hanna-Ruiz, the space agency’s associate chief information officer for IT security and senior agency information security official, is leaving after only eight months.
April 17, 2017 -
NASA’s social media game is strong. Now that’s being officially recognized, as the agency has been nominated for five Webby Awards, including three for its social media.
April 14, 2017 -
Rodney Grubbs, NASA imagery experts program manager, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin about its new online library of NASA imagery.
April 14, 2017 -
Although President Donald Trump's skinny budget failed to mention a pay raise for federal employees, a 1.9 percent pay hike may be in the works.
March 23, 2017 -
At NASA, no less than for other large organizations, operational technology systems such as rocket propulsion controls or air conditioning are becoming more automated. That means they're on the IT network, which could face potential new cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Laura Nicolosi, director of mission support at the NASA office of inspector general, shares more on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
March 09, 2017 -
NASA has just awarded $17 million in contracts to eight companies that it thinks are on the verge of coming up with game-changing technologies for the future of commercial space flight. Stephen Jurczyk, the associate administrator for the Space Technology Mission Directorate, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin the agency targeted the contracts to firms with what it calls “tipping point” technologies — those that need a small funding boost to bring their systems to market.
March 08, 2017 -
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association shared some of the first images obtained from one of its new satellites, including video from its lightning mapper and ultraviolet imager.
March 07, 2017 -
While most of Congress seems mired in the partisan minutiae of a new administration, at least two members are looking towards the stars. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Rep. John Culberson (R-Texas) have introduced a bill that would require NASA to develop a specific plan to put an astronaut on Mars. Culberson discusses the Manifest for Human Spaceflight Act on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
February 21, 2017 -
The Agriculture Department’s National Finance Center, which provides payroll for 650,000 federal employees, has initiated its continuity of operations plan after New Orleans was hit by severe weather.
February 07, 2017