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- Friday federal headlines - May 24, 2013
NASA's Dream Chaser will be realized
NASA considers using a "space taxi" to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station. More information from Jim Ball, NASA's deputy manager at the Center for Planning and Development.
How NASA cuts affect aerospace industry
Marion Blakey is the President and CEO of the Aerospace Industry Association.
NASA should revise contract termination policy, GAO says
As terminations become more likely due to tightening budgets, GAO said NASA needs to develop more guidance for its acquisition professionals. Cristina Chaplain, director of acquisitions and sourcing management at GAO, spoke with Federal News Radio about the recommendations.
Picking up space exploration where NASA left off
Boeing's vice president of commercial crew programs John Elbon joins the Federal Drive with information on his company's plans for commercial space exploration.
NASA shuttle program estimates 6,300 gradual layoffs
Sue Leibert is with NASA's Johnson Space Center, where she heads up the Space Shuttle Transition Liaison Office. She explains how the agency is handling the workforce reduction accompanying the end of the shuttle program.
Agencies slowly moving to fixed-price contracts
A new report from OFPP finds agencies spent a billion dollars less on time-and-materials and labor hours type contracts in 2010. Still, OFPP found an overall increase in cost-reimbursement type contracts. Agencies have a goal to reduce by 10 percent these types of contracts, which the administration calls risky.
End of NASA shuttle program transforms acquisition workforce
William McNally, deputy CAO at NASA, discusses changes in the agency's acquisition workforce.
NASA's CALIPSO satellite takes 3 billionth image
A NASA satellite has taken its 3 billionth image of the earth's atmosphere.
Smithsonian opens special exhibit of NASA artwork
Engineers, pilots and physicists aren't alone in shaping NASA's legacy over the years. Artists also have been part of the space agency.
NASA's LAUNCH aims for innovation
NASA has been collaborating on innovative ideas and technologies dealing with such global challenges as water resources, clean air, health care and energy. We get details from team leader, and SAMMIE nominee, Diane Powell.
Scammers hack NASA web site
A scammer selling cheap adobe software has hacked into NASA websites.
NASA scientist: Va. mystery boom may be meteor
A NASA scientist says a loud boom that rattled Hampton Roads and the Eastern Shore might have been caused by a meteor.
Cloud lessons from OpenStack 2011
Have you heard of OpenStack? It’s an open source cloud computing project from NASA and a group of tech companies. According to the OpenStack website, “All of the code for OpenStack is freely available under the Apache 2.0 license. Anyone can run it, build on it, or submit changes back to the project. We strongly [...]
How bin Laden was hunted across the matrix
Tom Talleur, a former head of NASA's cyber crimes unit, tells us intergancy cooperation made the difference in the hunt for Osama bin Laden.
NASA, USAID team up to solve worldwide problems
Will Schmitt, the open innovation advisor in the Office of Science and Technology at USAID, spoke to Federal News Radio about the collaborative effort.
NASA works to make airplanes quieter and greener
Designs that may make airplanes greener and quieter for future generations are one step closer to reality. NASA's Richard Wahls explains.
HHSInnovates awards online health tools
Health and Human Services recognizes six software tools that are leading the way in innovation for the agency.
NASA has sky high hopes for open source
Open source brings numerous benefits to NASA software projects, including increased software quality, reduced development costs, faster development cycles, and reduced barriers to public-private collaboration through new opportunities to commercialize NASA technology. NASA's Nicholas Skytland explains.
NASA spacecraft servers have cyber-holes
NASA's internal computer network is full of holes and vulnerable to a cyberattack, an audit by the Office of the Inspector General has found.
