Silicon Valley

• Dr. Eugene Tu, Director, NASA Ames Research Center

  NASA\'s Ames Research Center has a new director. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden recently placed Dr. Eugene Tu in charge of the California-based center in the heart of Silicon Valley. Tu joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to talk about his new position and his priorities now that he\'s in charge. First, he recapped the center\'s history and its mission.

  Federal Drive

  June 18, 2015
• Keith Trippie, Chief Executive Officer, The Trippie Group

  Uncle Sam a venture capitalist? Imagine a board room with honchos from government, finance and Silicon Valley. A board of directors for the federal government, solving its toughest challenges with the latest concepts and cutting edge technology. Keith Trippie is CEO of the Trippie Group and a former Homeland Security executive. He says if the government follows a Silicon Valley venture capital model the taxpayer would win. He joined Tom Temin and Emily Kopp on the Federal Drive to explain why.

  Federal Drive

  July 28, 2014
• Silicon Valley on the Potomac

  Keith Trippie, a former DHS IT executive, offers a unique approach to funding technology programs that borrows partly from the intelligence community and partly the start-up culture on the West coast.

  Management

  July 21, 2014