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Tightening budgets force DARPA to alter course for R&D
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has been at the forefront of some of the most innovative technologies ever created — including the Internet. But as budgets tighten, the agency's director says she's trying to figure out how to deal with an increasingly complex threat environment as less money flows into the research and development pipeline.
Tags: DoD , DARPA , Arati Prabhakar , Jared Serbu , technology , cybersecurity , GPS , sequestration
Sequestration already taking toll on DoD's research and development
Defense agencies and services are pulling back hundreds of millions of dollars worth of grants and contracts. Impending furloughs will further impair DoD's ability to get money out the door.
Tags: DoD , Congress , science and technology , sequestration , DARPA , Matthew Klunder , Alan Shaffer , Arati Prabhakar , Jared Serbu , House Armed Services Committee , budget ,
Army lab to develop energy-saving technology
Officials said energy research is necessary to save money over the long term and to keep soldiers safe. U.S. fuel convoys, for example, have been targets for attack in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Tags: DoD , Army , Carl Levin , Raymond Mason , technology ,
Enterprise email forcing broader changes for the Army
The Army and DISA are using more disciplined processes to implement technology upgrades. Email-in-the-cloud also is giving the Army better a firmer cyber posture, and it opens the door for a host of emerging technologies because of better identity management.
Tags: technology , Mike Krieger , David Simpson , Stephen Smith , Army , cybersecurity , cloud computing , Email-as-a-service , DISA , AFCEA DC , Reggie Brothers , identity management , Jason Miller , ITIL , DoD
DoD website tracks contractor R&D spending
Ronald Kurjanowicz, director of strategy for defense research and engineering in the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, talked with Federal News Radio's Jared Serbu and Jason Miller about how DoD hopes the rules will help DoD do a better job of leveraging industry's capabilities.
Tags: Ronald Kurjanowicz , DoD , contracting , technology , Federal Drive
DoD feels R&D budget pinch
The American Association for the Advancement of Science says agencies are shelling out almost two billion dollars LESS this fiscal year — most of it because of defense cuts.
Tags: Matt Hourihan , American Association for the Advancement of Science , DoD , budget
Ames National Lab's investment in solder research pays off
Two decades ago, the Ames National Laboratory on the Iowa State University campus started developing an environmentally-friendly, lead-free solder that is paying dividends today.
Tags: Alex King , Ames National Lab , Federal Drive , soldering
2012 R&D budget winners and losers
An analysis by the American Association for the Advancement of Science found the 2012 budget for research and development will make investments into energy and environment research and cut R&D at the Defense Department and NASA.
Tags: American Association for the Advancement of Science , budget , DoD , NASA , Energy , NIST , NSF , Commerce , innovation , Jolie Lee
New cyber strategy coordinates $1B in R&D efforts
The White House released the new plan to focus on four broad areas to improve cybersecurity in the government and in the private sector. Howard Schmidt, the White House cyber coordinator, said agencies will issue RFPs and RFIs to meet the strategy's goals.
Tags: technology , cybersecuirty , Howard Schmidt , Office of Science and Technology Policy , Jason Miller
Changes to federal cookie policy facing legislative hurdle?
White House says provision in financial services bill not a problem. Administration not taken any steps to work with Congress on changes to the law.
Tags: technology , Aneesh Chopra , Rick Weiss , OMB , OSTP , Senate Appropriations Committee , Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board , health IT , Smart Grid , Federal cookie policy , cybersecurity
