NASA
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NASA is trying to find space voyagers that are lost here on earth.
February 10, 2011 -
The Supreme Court has refused to stop federal investigations into the private lives of people who want to work at government installations _ even those who don\'t have security clearances and don\'t work on secret projects. Debra Roth explains what\'s going on here.
January 27, 2011 -
NASA is working on making cybersecurity a top priority.
January 24, 2011 -
Part of \"The Need for the Next Generation\" special report, NASA\'s Toni Dawsey explains how the space agency revamped its onboarding program for new hires.
January 24, 2011 -
NASA continues to push the envelope concerning its day-to-day use of video conferencing.
January 11, 2011 -
The New York Times reports on U.S. diplomats\' efforts to market U.S. items, such as jets, to foreign countries, revealed by the WikiLeaks cables.
January 03, 2011 -
NASA’s Nebula Cloud Computing Platform has gotten a lot of attention from agencies looking to move into the cloud. Chris Kemp, the Chief Technology Officer for IT at NASA, spoke with Federal News Radio about his agency’s use of the cloud and how that has morphed over the years. Initially, the Nebula cloud was developed [...]
January 02, 2011 -
NASA\'s Mike Sweigart gives details of the contract that replaces Lockheed Martin.
December 30, 2010 -
New regulations published Thursday aim to make sure agencies reclaim vendor employees\' HSPD-12 cards when they\'re no longer needed to perform contract work.
December 30, 2010 -
WTOP\'s Kristi King talks to NASA\'s Jim Irons.
December 29, 2010 -
NASA is one of the federal pioneers of video teleconferencing systems (remember the first broadcasts from space?)…so it\'s no surprise that this agency\'s program managers continue to rely on video conference technology to meet its daily demands for high-quality audio and visual communication among diverse public and private sector communities. \"At NASA, teams at varied locations need a way to engage in timely, technical conversations and collaborate remotely to meet mission-critical goals,\" said NASA\'s Deputy Chief Information Officer Deborah Diaz. NASA -- both Headquarters and its major centers around the country -- uses video teleconferencing for everything from meetings, seminars, major international conferences and face-to-face meetings to quick conversations on pressing issues. The payoff is obvious: more cost-efficient and -effective operations, with savings on facilities as well as meeting planning and logistics. At an Open Government Summit hosted by NASA in the fall of 2010, nearly 60 percent of the participants used electronic tools to \"virtually attend\" the summit. Organizers faced twin challenges of being efficient but also inclusive, while juggling video streaming, cooperative note-taking, online teleconferencing and adapting conversational practices in the room, to bridge the gap between physical and virtual participants. What are they using? NASA Headquarters maintains video teleconferencing systems (ViTS) in multiple configurations, with equipment from vendors including Tandberg, Polycom and LifeSize. The typical ViTS stack includes the ViTS components themselves, additional recording units, PCs and in some cases SmartBoard capability. NASA is in the process of migrating all of its ViTS to have High Definition, digital sign control, and MP3 audio recording capabilities Latest capability improvements include Flash and Windows Media Video streaming via the Web. Users who have a small portable streaming system can view transmissions via computer from anywhere in the world. Some configurations offer MP3 recording capability that lets NASA burn CDs to distribute audio recordings; in others, NASA can use full audiovisual recording capability to capture entire events on Digital Video Disc (DVD) or Blu-Ray. NASA has begun implementing a Voice-Over-IP (VOIP) phone system, too. That will speed the delivery of IP-based desktop video conferencing as the agency phases out ISDN-based systems and will increase ViTS availability to NASA employees while reducing overall costs associated with equipment maintenance, operations, and logistics typical of larger ViTS facilities. \"Technology enables and supports one to thousands of conversations,\" said NASA\'s Chief Technology Officer for IT, Chris Kemp. \"We\'re finding that if we don\'t stand in the way of that conversation, incredible things can happen.\"
December 27, 2010 -
Chris Kemp, CTO for IT at NASA, joins host John Gilroy to discuss the agency\'s Nebula Cloud Platform. December 14, 2010
December 14, 2010 -
NASA has a mandate to manage computer risks in real time.
December 13, 2010 -
At one conference, the Government Contract Management Conference, we learn about plans for a NEW conference from NASA\'s Joanne Woytek.
December 09, 2010 -
It\'s not rocket science, but when it comes to social media, NASA is in its own stratosphere.
November 29, 2010