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Judge backs NASA lab in work discrimination case
Tags: JPL , budget cuts , California Institute of Technology , workforce
Federal agencies in D.C. reopen Wednesday
Federal agencies in the Washington, D.C., area reopened Wednesday with unscheduled leave and telework options available to employees, the Office of Personnel Management announced. Before OPM made the announcement, several agencies contacted by Federal News Radio detailed only minor impacts from the storm and said they would be ready to open if OPM made that decision.
Tags: workforce , OPM , Sandy , operating status , DHS
UK blocks extradition of alleged hacker to US
Home Secretary Theresa May said she had blocked the U.S. request to extradite Gary McKinnon after medical experts concluded he was seriously depressed and that there was "a high risk of him ending his life."
Tags: Gary McKinnon , DoD , hacker , technology , cybersecurity ,
Big data gauntlet thrown down for agencies
Three agencies launched the Big Data Challenge Wednesday asking for ideas to bring together disparate data sets that help agencies meet their missions better. The contest is part of the administration's national big data development effort. The TechAmerica Foundation also released a new report to help agencies understand and use information more effectively.
Tags: technology , big data , TechAmerica Foundation , NSF , Energy , Suzi Iacono , Bill Perlowitz , Wyle , Steve Lucas , SAP , Teresa Carlson , Amazon Web Services , chief data officer , FCC , Steve Mills , IBM , challenges , contests , Jason Miller
Federal Drive interviews - September 27
On the Federal Drive show blog, you can listen to the interviews, find more information about the guests on the show each day and links to additional resources.
Tags: Federal Drive , Federal Drive report , John Logsdon , Congress
NASA fills top job at Marshall Space Flight Center
NASA announced several leadership changes including two promotions among its top administrators this week.
Tags: Robert Lightfoot , Patrick Scheuermann , Richard Gilbrech , Gene Goldman , Stennis Space Center , Marshall Space Flight Center , SES
How NASA's Curiosity rover got 1.1M Twitter followers
The Mars rover Curiosity is breaking barriers both in space and the Twittersphere. Curiosity now has more than 1.1 million followers on the social media site. A NASA social media manager shares best practices for maintaining a Twitter account.
Tags: Veronica McGregor , Mars , Curiosity , technology , social media , twitter , Jolie Lee
US trade office bows to WTO ruling on Boeing
Tags: Boeing , Pentagon , contracting , trade
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Tags: Excellence in Government , management , Beth McGrath , DoD , Doug McCuistion , VA , Jonah Czerwinski , Pat McGinnis , George Washington , Federal Drive
Proposal would alter cybersecurity requirements for contractors
A proposed rule would make contractors responsible for securing networks that store any type of government information. It defines key terms like information and "information system."
Tags: cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update , Federal Drive , GSA , DoD , technology
